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Santa Cruz, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Santa Monica is 3.3% longer than it is for residents of Santa Cruz.
- 56.4% more residents of Santa Monica work from home compared to residents of Santa Cruz.
 Santa Cruz, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2627
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Cruz, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)56.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock3.6%0.5%
 Walk10.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock22.4%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Cruz, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock15.0%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.  Unlock4.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock10.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%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 Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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