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Santa Cruz, CA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Richmond is 0.9% shorter than it is for residents of Santa Cruz.
- 19.9% fewer residents of Richmond work from home compared to residents of Santa Cruz.

Transportation
 Santa Cruz, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Commute Time232227
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Cruz, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Auto (alone)56.7%67.8%73.2%
 Carpool5.5%8.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.6%4.3%4.2%
 Bicycle6.2%1.8%0.5%
 Walk10.5%4.5%2.5%
 Work at Home14.3%11.5%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Cruz, CARichmond, VAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%2.0%2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.16.2%9.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.9%16.0%13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.17.3%21.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.0%19.7%14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.3.0%7.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.5.7%12.8%13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.0.8%2.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%1.9%4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.8.0%2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.7%2.7%6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.2.1%1.5%2.9%

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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 4 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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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ZIPS IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA
95060 95064
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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