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Palm Desert, CA vs Lake Arrowhead, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Lake Arrowhead is 11.2% longer than it is for residents of Palm Desert.
- 20.0% more residents of Lake Arrowhead work from home compared to residents of Palm Desert.
 Palm Desert, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3327
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 Commute Mode
 Palm Desert, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.4%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock14.7%9.7%
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 Palm Desert, CALake Arrowhead, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock16.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock11.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.8%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.9.6%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock13.0%2.9%
Reviews for Palm Desert    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Palm Desert, CA is full of rude people. One woman in a long sleeved pink shirt is being extremely rude and mocking people for no reason at a neighborhood Walmart in Palm  More

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Palm Desert is clean, upscale and beautiful. The views of the Santa Rosa Mountains bright blue sky and green expanses of golf course fairways, swimming pools and  More

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I made the mistake of moving here after a short vacation to be closer to family. Biggest mistake of my life! This is not the place to live if health is important to you.  More

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Reviews for Lake Arrowhead    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Even though there are a huge number of homes on the market, there are still new homes being built and more and more vacant homes. The new homes don't necessarily have  More

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Over 11 years ago

Since the housing prices have declined so much in the area (we bought our home in 2006, now in 2014 we have lost $100,000 in value) I have noticed the crime rate is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Lake Arrowhead Architectual Committee known as AWAC will make all decisions as to the color of your home. Brown and green appear to be the favorite of AWAC.  More

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