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Visalia, CA vs Houston, TX

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- The average commute for residents of Houston is 5.9% longer than it is for residents of Visalia.
- 36.6% more residents of Houston work from home compared to residents of Visalia.
 Visalia, CAHouston, TXUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Visalia, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Auto (alone)79.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.8%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.5%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock8.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Visalia, CAHouston, TXUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.3.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock5.8%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.25.4%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.6%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.11.3%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.6.4%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.6%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock8.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.8%2.9%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 4 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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