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Santa Cruz, CA vs Jamestown, NY

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- The average commute for residents of Jamestown is 7.7% shorter than it is for residents of Santa Cruz.
- 65.5% fewer residents of Jamestown work from home compared to residents of Santa Cruz.
 Santa Cruz, CAJamestown, NYUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Cruz, CAJamestown, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)56.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock12.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk10.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock4.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Cruz, CAJamestown, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock28.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock1.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.5.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.7%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.6%2.9%
Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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Reviews for Jamestown    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job  More

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Over 18 years ago

We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open  More

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