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Tacoma, WA vs Meridian, ID

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- The average commute for residents of Meridian is 8.1% shorter than it is for residents of Tacoma.
- 19.5% more residents of Meridian work from home compared to residents of Tacoma.
 Tacoma, WAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock2227
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 Tacoma, WAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Auto (alone)69.9%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit6.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk2.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock11.9%9.7%
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 Tacoma, WAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.7%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.4%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.13.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock18.5%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.12.7%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock9.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.13.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock2.0%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.9%2.9%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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