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Santa Clara, CA vs Alameda, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Alameda is 10.0% longer than it is for residents of Santa Clara.
- 5.4% more residents of Alameda work from home compared to residents of Santa Clara.
 Santa Clara, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3427
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Clara, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)64.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.8%0.5%
 Walk2.9%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock18.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Clara, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock12.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock12.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock5.6%2.9%
Reviews for Santa Clara    14 Reviews

Larry · 

Santa Clara, CA and the city government are great. The city has been for the most part very good to me. I grew up in Santa Clara and now that I have been away for two  More

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I have lived in Santa Clara California most of my life so I consider myself to be an expert. The climate is wonderful. The price of housing is way above the national  More

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Over 10 years ago

Good Central Park and activities; City-owned power company provides lower cost power; home to many high-tech companies; city is  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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