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Seal Beach, CA vs Alameda, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Alameda is 2.9% longer than it is for residents of Seal Beach.
- 8.4% more residents of Alameda work from home compared to residents of Seal Beach.
 Seal Beach, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3427
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 Commute Mode
 Seal Beach, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)72.8%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.9%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.8%0.5%
 Walk3.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock18.2%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Seal Beach, CAAlameda, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock6.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.8.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock12.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.16.9%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.1%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock12.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock5.6%2.9%
Reviews for Seal Beach    3 Reviews

Beach towns are notoriously crowded in the summer, but if you can overlook the crowds you will find a small town feeling comforting in Seal Beach. The beach community of  More

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Over 18 years ago

Seal Beach has the best weather of any place I've lived, and I've lived in two coutries, 5 states, and 14 cities or towns. Seal Beach has vitually no air pullution,  More

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My dad and uncle were born and raised in Seal Beach; my grandparents bought their family home back in 1963 (when my dad was 12) for about $50K. 3 bedroom, 2 bath,  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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