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Olympia, WA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Santa Monica is 4.5% longer than it is for residents of Olympia.
- 60.0% more residents of Santa Monica work from home compared to residents of Olympia.
 Olympia, WASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2627
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 Commute Mode
 Olympia, WASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.0%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.6%0.5%
 Walk3.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock22.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Olympia, WASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock15.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.6%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock10.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%2.9%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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