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New York, NY vs Grand Rapids, MI

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- The average commute for residents of Grand Rapids is 22.2% shorter than it is for residents of New York.
- 17.3% fewer residents of Grand Rapids work from home compared to residents of New York.
 New York, NYGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
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 New York, NYGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)22.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit49.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.9%0.5%
 Walk9.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.8%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 New York, NYGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock12.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.5.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock24.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.16.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.7.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.19.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.8%2.9%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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