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Santa Cruz, CA vs Pontiac, MI

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- The average commute for residents of Pontiac is 0.7% shorter than it is for residents of Santa Cruz.
- 75.3% fewer residents of Pontiac work from home compared to residents of Santa Cruz.
 Santa Cruz, CAPontiac, MIUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Cruz, CAPontiac, MIUnited States
 Auto (alone)56.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock19.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk10.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock3.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Cruz, CAPontiac, MIUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock9.0%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock20.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.5.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.8%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock5.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.3%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 Pontiac    5 Reviews

As soon as they started busing in the early 70’s, this place went to hell in a hand basket! My family moved here in the late 50’s and was once the premiere city in  More

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Like any big city, there are pockets of bad areas in the City. But in general, the Northeast corner is the best with GM powertrain, Piston Palace, Great Lake Crossing,  More

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Lived here from 1979-1998 and the schools are terrible, the future is dim and the crime, poverty and attitude is all so bad that I would not move back here to raise my  More

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