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New Orleans, LA vs Fort Myers, FL

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- The average commute for residents of Fort Myers is 1.1% longer than it is for residents of New Orleans.
- 21.1% fewer residents of Fort Myers work from home compared to residents of New Orleans.
 New Orleans, LAFort Myers, FLUnited States
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 New Orleans, LAFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock12.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.5%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk5.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 New Orleans, LAFort Myers, FLUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock9.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock7.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%2.9%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Fort Myers    54 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for most of my 30 years. I'm moving my family away in a few months. Here are the reasons: Climate- it's hot. Unbearably hot. And it's going to get  More

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I can't wait for all the replies especially from people that are from Florida or from up North that had to deal with extreme ice and snow. But I can honestly say in the  More

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I've lived in SW Florida on & off for most of my life. When my family first came here over 40 years ago the waterways teemed with fish & wildlife and the beaches,  More

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