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Seattle, WA vs South Lake Tahoe, CA

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- The average commute for residents of South Lake Tahoe is 12.3% shorter than it is for residents of Seattle.
- 54.5% fewer residents of South Lake Tahoe work from home compared to residents of Seattle.
 Seattle, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Seattle, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)40.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit17.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock2.7%0.5%
 Walk9.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.7%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Seattle, WASouth Lake Tahoe, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock24.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.16.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock2.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.17.7%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.9%2.9%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  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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