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Santa Rosa, CA vs The Villages, FL

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- The average commute for residents of The Villages is 0.4% shorter than it is for residents of Santa Rosa.
- 198.4% more residents of The Villages work from home compared to residents of Santa Rosa.
 Santa Rosa, CAThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2327
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 Commute Mode
 Santa Rosa, CAThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Auto (alone)76.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock4.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.0%0.5%
 Walk1.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock23.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Santa Rosa, CAThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.4%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.20.5%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock24.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.15.9%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.11.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.9%2.9%
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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Reviews for The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 5 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Henry · 
Over 6 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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