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Raleigh, NC vs Mechanicsville, VA

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- The average commute for residents of Mechanicsville is 0.2% longer than it is for residents of Raleigh.
- 41.1% fewer residents of Mechanicsville work from home compared to residents of Raleigh.
 Raleigh, NCMechanicsville, VAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Raleigh, NCMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Auto (alone)70.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk1.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.1%9.7%
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 Raleigh, NCMechanicsville, VAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock7.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock11.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.14.5%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.2%2.9%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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