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Petaluma, CA vs Bethesda, MD

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- The average commute for residents of Bethesda is 2.1% shorter than it is for residents of Petaluma.
- 86.1% more residents of Bethesda work from home compared to residents of Petaluma.
 Petaluma, CABethesda, MDUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2927
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 Commute Mode
 Petaluma, CABethesda, MDUnited States
 Auto (alone)70.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.2%0.5%
 Walk1.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock24.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Petaluma, CABethesda, MDUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock11.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock15.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.1%2.9%
Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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