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Palm Desert, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Santa Rosa is 1.1% longer than it is for residents of Palm Desert.
- 35.6% fewer residents of Santa Rosa work from home compared to residents of Palm Desert.
 Palm Desert, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2327
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 Commute Mode
 Palm Desert, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.4%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.8%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Palm Desert, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock19.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.8%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.4%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.  Unlock4.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.3%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 Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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