2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Northfield, MN vs Evanston, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Evanston is 8.8% longer than it is for residents of Northfield.
- 41.6% fewer residents of Evanston work from home compared to residents of Northfield.
 Northfield, MNEvanston, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3027
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 Northfield, MNEvanston, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)52.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.2%0.5%
 Walk7.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock19.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Northfield, MNEvanston, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock12.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.7.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.6%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock14.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.6%2.9%
Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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