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Salt Lake City, UT vs Santa Monica, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Santa Monica is 6.5% longer than it is for residents of Salt Lake City.
- 69.8% more residents of Santa Monica work from home compared to residents of Salt Lake City.
 Salt Lake City, UTSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2627
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 Commute Mode
 Salt Lake City, UTSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)63.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.4%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.6%0.5%
 Walk4.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock22.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Salt Lake City, UTSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock15.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock10.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%2.9%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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