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Redwood City, CA vs Thousand Oaks, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Thousand Oaks is 0.2% longer than it is for residents of Redwood City.
- 0.9% fewer residents of Thousand Oaks work from home compared to residents of Redwood City.
 Redwood City, CAThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2627
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 Commute Mode
 Redwood City, CAThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)62.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.8%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk3.4%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock15.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Redwood City, CAThousand Oaks, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.11.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock19.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock7.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock4.1%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 Thousand Oaks    32 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

All you have to do is to check out the climate of Thousand Oaks on this site or on City-Data to see that the climate here in Thousand Oaks is perfect, if you don't like  More

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I've lived here my entire life, which I suppose isn't that long only 17 years. Its been a nice place to grow up, lots of opportunities and places to go as a kid. Park  More

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I have lived here over 10 years. I'm not sure what some of the reviewers are talking about, as it pertains to "nothing to do for kids" here. We have a fantastic Parks  More

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