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Urbana, IL vs Carbondale, IL

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- The average commute for residents of Carbondale is 0.4% shorter than it is for residents of Urbana.
- 31.9% fewer residents of Carbondale work from home compared to residents of Urbana.
 Urbana, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock1527
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 Commute Mode
 Urbana, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Auto (alone)51.7%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock11.3%8.6%
 Mass Transit9.2%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock1.1%0.5%
 Walk15.8%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Urbana, ILCarbondale, ILUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.6%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock27.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.33.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock9.7%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.10.5%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.6%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.3.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.0.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.2%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.7%2.9%
Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 16 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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