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Santa Barbara, CA vs Saratoga Springs, NY

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- The average commute for residents of Saratoga Springs is 7.6% longer than it is for residents of Santa Barbara.
- 31.3% more residents of Saratoga Springs work from home compared to residents of Santa Barbara.
 Santa Barbara, CASaratoga Springs, NYUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Barbara, CASaratoga Springs, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)65.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk4.6%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock17.2%9.7%
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 Santa Barbara, CASaratoga Springs, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.27.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock7.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock9.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.9%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 Saratoga Springs    22 Reviews

I grew up in Saratoga and moved out in my late 20’s. I only live about 20 minutes from there now, so I go there sometimes. Downtown Saratoga is very nice. Broadway, the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I came from buffalo New York home of the chicken wings and forgot my phone in the uber the people at the concert were very nice they let me and my friend and I leave and  More

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Saratoga springs is one of the safest cities to live in. You don't really have to worry about getting shot, mugged, assaulted (Those things do happen, but no where near  More

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