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Virginia Beach, VA vs Petaluma, CA

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- The average commute for residents of Petaluma is 7.8% longer than it is for residents of Virginia Beach.
- 57.7% more residents of Petaluma work from home compared to residents of Virginia Beach.
 Virginia Beach, VAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 Virginia Beach, VAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Auto (alone)79.1%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.7%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.8%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.6%0.5%
 Walk2.1%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock13.3%9.7%
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 Virginia Beach, VAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.12.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock10.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.18.6%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock5.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.16.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.2%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.3.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock11.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock4.5%2.9%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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