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Santa Barbara, CA vs Morehead City, NC

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- The average commute for residents of Morehead City is 1.5% longer than it is for residents of Santa Barbara.
- 44.0% fewer residents of Morehead City work from home compared to residents of Santa Barbara.
 Santa Barbara, CAMorehead City, NCUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1927
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 Santa Barbara, CAMorehead City, NCUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.8%0.5%
 Walk4.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.3%9.7%
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 Santa Barbara, CAMorehead City, NCUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock23.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.0%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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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 Morehead City    4 Reviews

I have lived on both coasts from small towns to the largest cities and travelled abroad a bit too...just so you know where I am coming from. People who love the NC coast  More

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Morehead City is a great place for a family. Very safe, good schools, clean, beautiful beaches. The weather is pretty mild for the most part (4 seasons). It is a tad  More

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I've lived in this area for more than 15 years --raised a few minutes away. Morehead is a beautiful, small town, with great schools, wonderful waterfront parks, boating  More

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