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Redwood City, CA vs Barstow, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Barstow is 3.0% longer than it is for residents of Redwood City.
- 75.4% fewer residents of Barstow work from home compared to residents of Redwood City.
 Redwood City, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2927
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 Redwood City, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)62.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk3.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock3.9%9.7%
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 Redwood City, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock23.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock6.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock0.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock17.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock5.4%2.9%
Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 8 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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