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Santa Clara, CA vs Palmdale, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Palmdale is 16.7% longer than it is for residents of Santa Clara.
- 62.5% fewer residents of Palmdale work from home compared to residents of Santa Clara.
 Santa Clara, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock4127
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Clara, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)64.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock12.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.1%0.5%
 Walk2.9%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock6.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Clara, CAPalmdale, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.8%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.15.0%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock10.0%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock12.0%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 Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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