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Portland, OR vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- The average commute for residents of South Lake Tahoe is 10.1% shorter than it is for residents of Portland.
- 45.7% fewer residents of South Lake Tahoe work from home compared to residents of Portland.
 Portland, ORSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Portland, ORSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)53.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit9.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.7%0.5%
 Walk5.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Portland, ORSouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock24.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.16.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.9%2.9%
Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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