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Santa Clara, CA vs Half Moon Bay, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Half Moon Bay is 5.5% longer than it is for residents of Santa Clara.
- 11.5% fewer residents of Half Moon Bay work from home compared to residents of Santa Clara.
 Santa Clara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3027
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Clara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)64.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.9%0.5%
 Walk2.9%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock15.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Clara, CAHalf Moon Bay, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock17.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock6.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock18.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.5%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 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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