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San Mateo, CA vs New York, NY

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- The average commute for residents of New York is 12.5% longer than it is for residents of San Mateo.
- 31.2% fewer residents of New York work from home compared to residents of San Mateo.
 San Mateo, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock4127
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 Commute Mode
 San Mateo, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)61.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit8.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.4%0.5%
 Walk2.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 San Mateo, CANew York, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock2.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.14.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock7.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock16.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock7.6%2.9%
Reviews for San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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