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Santa Cruz, CA vs Ladera Ranch, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Ladera Ranch is 8.8% longer than it is for residents of Santa Cruz.
- 38.7% more residents of Ladera Ranch work from home compared to residents of Santa Cruz.
 Santa Cruz, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Cruz, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)56.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock5.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk10.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock19.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Cruz, CALadera Ranch, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock8.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock10.9%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.5.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock5.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock5.0%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 Ladera Ranch    2 Reviews

I've lived in Ladera for 18 years and, after looking around the country to see if it's worth moving, I've concluded Ladera is the best place to live. Not perfect, but  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 7 years and it's one of my favorite places. Yes, it has some of the OC snobbiness, but I still rated it 5 stars because you can control who you hang  More

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