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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Barstow, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Barstow is 13.4% longer than it is for residents of South Lake Tahoe.
- 59.5% fewer residents of Barstow work from home compared to residents of South Lake Tahoe.
 South Lake Tahoe, CABarstow, CAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 South Lake Tahoe, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)66.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.5%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.1%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk6.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock3.9%9.7%
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 South Lake Tahoe, CABarstow, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.7.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock23.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.26.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock6.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock0.8%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.4.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock17.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock5.4%2.9%
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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Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  More

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