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Petaluma, CA vs Champaign, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Champaign is 16.1% shorter than it is for residents of Petaluma.
- 32.3% fewer residents of Champaign work from home compared to residents of Petaluma.
 Petaluma, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Petaluma, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)70.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.6%0.5%
 Walk1.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.0%9.7%
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 Petaluma, CAChampaign, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock16.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.6%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock29.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.10.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.4%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 Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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