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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Gilroy, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Gilroy is 20.6% longer than it is for residents of San Luis Obispo.
- 13.9% fewer residents of Gilroy work from home compared to residents of San Luis Obispo.
 San Luis Obispo, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3627
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 Commute Mode
 San Luis Obispo, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)67.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock14.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk7.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 San Luis Obispo, CAGilroy, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.5.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.26.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock10.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.10.2%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.7%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.4.6%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock13.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.0.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock7.6%2.9%
Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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Reviews for Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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