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Palo Alto, CA vs Greenville, NC

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- The average commute for residents of Greenville is 6.3% shorter than it is for residents of Palo Alto.
- 64.2% fewer residents of Greenville work from home compared to residents of Palo Alto.
 Palo Alto, CAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1827
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 Commute Mode
 Palo Alto, CAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Auto (alone)51.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock8.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk4.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Palo Alto, CAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock18.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.22.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.2%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.9%2.9%
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 9 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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