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Santa Barbara, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Santa Rosa is 5.8% longer than it is for residents of Santa Barbara.
- 39.6% fewer residents of Santa Rosa work from home compared to residents of Santa Barbara.
 Santa Barbara, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2327
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Barbara, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.8%0.5%
 Walk4.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Barbara, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock19.5%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.  Unlock1.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock3.3%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 Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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