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Santa Cruz, CA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- The average commute for residents of South Lake Tahoe is 7.3% shorter than it is for residents of Santa Cruz.
- 32.0% fewer residents of South Lake Tahoe work from home compared to residents of Santa Cruz.
 Santa Cruz, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Cruz, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)56.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit4.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.7%0.5%
 Walk10.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Cruz, CASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock24.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.22.9%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.5.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.9%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 South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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