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Portland, OR vs Sterling Heights, MI

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- The average commute for residents of Sterling Heights is 0.9% longer than it is for residents of Portland.
- 54.2% fewer residents of Sterling Heights work from home compared to residents of Portland.
 Portland, ORSterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2627
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 Commute Mode
 Portland, ORSterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)53.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit9.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk5.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Portland, ORSterling Heights, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock9.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.16.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.4.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock8.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%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 Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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