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Panama City Beach, FL vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Santa Barbara is 4.4% shorter than it is for residents of Panama City Beach.
- 72.9% more residents of Santa Barbara work from home compared to residents of Panama City Beach.
 Panama City Beach, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1727
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 Commute Mode
 Panama City Beach, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)80.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.8%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.9%0.5%
 Walk1.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock13.1%9.7%
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 Panama City Beach, FLSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock16.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.16.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.7%2.9%
Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

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Over 7 years ago

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

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Over 13 years ago

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More

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Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 5 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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