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Santa Cruz, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Petaluma is 8.6% longer than it is for residents of Santa Cruz.
- 7.2% fewer residents of Petaluma work from home compared to residents of Santa Cruz.
 Santa Cruz, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Cruz, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)56.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.6%0.5%
 Walk10.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock13.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Cruz, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock10.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.5.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock11.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock4.5%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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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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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