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Syracuse, NY vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- The average commute for residents of Niagara Falls is 1.5% longer than it is for residents of Syracuse.
- 27.3% fewer residents of Niagara Falls work from home compared to residents of Syracuse.
 Syracuse, NYNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Syracuse, NYNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)62.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit7.6%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk9.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock5.6%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Syracuse, NYNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock15.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.25.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock16.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.14.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock6.2%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock4.1%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.6%2.9%
Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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