2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
New Canaan, CT vs Richmond, VA

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- The average commute for residents of Richmond is 16.0% shorter than it is for residents of New Canaan.
- 46.7% fewer residents of Richmond work from home compared to residents of New Canaan.
 New Canaan, CTRichmond, VAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 New Canaan, CTRichmond, VAUnited States
 Auto (alone)53.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit16.5%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.8%0.5%
 Walk4.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.5%9.7%
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 New Canaan, CTRichmond, VAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock21.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.9.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%2.9%
Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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