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Santa Barbara, CA vs Battle Creek, MI

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- The average commute for residents of Battle Creek is 1.0% longer than it is for residents of Santa Barbara.
- 52.3% fewer residents of Battle Creek work from home compared to residents of Santa Barbara.
 Santa Barbara, CABattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1827
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Barbara, CABattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk4.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock6.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Barbara, CABattle Creek, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock15.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock21.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.0%2.9%
Reviews for Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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Reviews for Battle Creek    11 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

you need to really pay attention to the neighborhood you select. There are some great older neighborhoods with fantastic houses in the city, but those might only be one  More

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Over 13 years ago

Battle Creek is moderately ok in the summer months but any other time it is cold or cloudy and unpleasant. You better have warm clothes to survive the cold winter that  More

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Over 16 years ago

Battle Creek is a great place to raise a family. Sometimes hard to get people to move here but once here nobody wants to leave. Summers are absolutely beautiful. Yes  More

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