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Sierra Madre, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Castro Valley is 6.1% longer than it is for residents of Sierra Madre.
- 29.7% fewer residents of Castro Valley work from home compared to residents of Sierra Madre.
 Sierra Madre, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3527
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 Commute Mode
 Sierra Madre, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)70.3%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit5.4%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk0.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock13.9%9.7%
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 Sierra Madre, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.4.2%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock5.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.10.7%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock9.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.12.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.5.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock12.3%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock5.4%2.9%
Reviews for Sierra Madre    2 Reviews

Sierra Madre is a great place to live if you enjoy a small town atmosphere while being close to the vibrancy of a big city. It has nice restaurants, boutique shops and  More

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Over 20 years ago

Sierra Madre is still much a 1950's town. We still help out our neighbors, we have block parties to get acquained with new neighbors, and it's just a happy, friendly  More

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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 11 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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