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Palo Alto, CA vs Waterville, ME

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- The average commute for residents of Waterville is 6.7% shorter than it is for residents of Palo Alto.
- 64.1% fewer residents of Waterville work from home compared to residents of Palo Alto.
 Palo Alto, CAWaterville, MEUnited States
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 Palo Alto, CAWaterville, MEUnited States
 Auto (alone)51.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk4.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Palo Alto, CAWaterville, MEUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock31.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock8.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.22.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.2%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.4%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 Waterville    8 Reviews

just spend 15 years living in LA and loving it, but now I'm retired and I am priced out. staying in Maine with family. do I move to Central Maine with its myriad  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived here for a decade but only started looking for office space in the last few months. There are lots of affordable places  More

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Over 11 years ago

Maine in general, and Waterville in particular, have been a wonderful place to homeschool our three children. We are able to work with as much or as little interaction  More

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