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Montgomery, AL vs Rock Island, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Rock Island is 1.2% shorter than it is for residents of Montgomery.
- 7.7% fewer residents of Rock Island work from home compared to residents of Montgomery.
 Montgomery, ALRock Island, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1927
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 Commute Mode
 Montgomery, ALRock Island, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)82.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.4%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk1.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Montgomery, ALRock Island, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.21.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.9.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.2%2.9%
Reviews for Montgomery    31 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Overall, I rate Montgomery as a decent city--not great but not awful. Before moving here in 1984, I lived in Houston, Texas, Little Rock, Arkansas, Tallahassee, Florida,  More

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Over 6 years ago

This city is too  More

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Let's see, something, anything, nice to say about this place. Well, the property taxes are low, as is the cost of living, BUT...that's because it's a sh!thole town and  More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 19 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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