2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Santa Fe, NM vs Palo Alto, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Palo Alto is 4.5% longer than it is for residents of Santa Fe.
- 103.2% more residents of Palo Alto work from home compared to residents of Santa Fe.
 Santa Fe, NMPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2427
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Fe, NMPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)74.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock7.5%0.5%
 Walk2.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock24.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Fe, NMPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock18.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.4%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.6%2.9%
Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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