2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Santa Barbara, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Half Moon Bay is 12.1% longer than it is for residents of Santa Barbara.
- 16.6% more residents of Half Moon Bay work from home compared to residents of Santa Barbara.
 Santa Barbara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3027
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 Santa Barbara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.9%0.5%
 Walk4.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock15.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Barbara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock17.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock6.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock18.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%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 Half Moon Bay    3 Reviews

HMB has one of the best climates in the world. It also has some very good restaurants. You have the ocean on one side and scenic foothills to the east.It would be heaven  More

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Over 19 years ago

Rural coastal living in a great community close to San Francisco and Silicon  More

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Over 20 years ago

I lived in HMB for 17 years and loved (almost) every minute there. Beautiful hills to the east of the town and the Pacific ocean to the west. Close to San Francisco,  More

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