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Richland, WA vs Santa Maria, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Santa Maria is 2.1% longer than it is for residents of Richland.
- 61.5% fewer residents of Santa Maria work from home compared to residents of Richland.
 Richland, WASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 Richland, WASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)77.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock20.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk1.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock4.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Richland, WASanta Maria, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock12.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.18.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock5.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%2.9%
Reviews for Richland    14 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

After spending almost 18 years of my life here arriving at age 36 with 2 children and leaving at 53 Richland is a horrible place to live. The medical care as a whole is  More

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Richland has grown a lot and is getting lots of retirees, it has great weather, great food not all chain restaurants, but has them also. the people are friendly, lots  More

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I have lived here a few years and it’s the worst place I’ve ever been. The “ nice weather” people refer to is 100 degree hot can’t even stand outside at 9am without  More

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Reviews for Santa Maria    12 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I live in Orcutt which is a town of around 35,000 on the south side of Santa Maria. Santa Maria has, as everyone has noted, the best climate in the world. It never  More

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I have lived in Santa Maria / Orcutt for several years, but it is time to leave. I have no issues with the weather. Our climate is mild and comfortable with no extremes.  More

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The weather is very mild without a huge temperature change with the seasons. The winters are chilly but not cold and the summers are warm but not hot. Of course there  More

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