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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- The average commute for residents of Olympia is 6.0% longer than it is for residents of South Lake Tahoe.
- 43.7% more residents of Olympia work from home compared to residents of South Lake Tahoe.
 South Lake Tahoe, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2127
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 Commute Mode
 South Lake Tahoe, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Auto (alone)66.5%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit3.1%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.0%0.5%
 Walk6.7%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock14.0%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 South Lake Tahoe, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.7.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock19.6%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.26.3%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock22.4%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.4.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.5%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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