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Mission Viejo, CA vs Placentia, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Placentia is 1.0% longer than it is for residents of Mission Viejo.
- 46.1% fewer residents of Placentia work from home compared to residents of Mission Viejo.
 Mission Viejo, CAPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2927
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 Commute Mode
 Mission Viejo, CAPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)73.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.6%0.5%
 Walk1.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Mission Viejo, CAPlacentia, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock11.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock11.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.4%2.9%
Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 14 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 15 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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