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Meridian, ID vs Lake Forest, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Lake Forest is 2.8% longer than it is for residents of Meridian.
- 27.6% more residents of Lake Forest work from home compared to residents of Meridian.
 Meridian, IDLake Forest, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Meridian, IDLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)79.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.7%0.5%
 Walk0.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock15.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Meridian, IDLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.21.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock8.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.2%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.0.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.8%2.9%
Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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