| Lake Forest, CA | Raleigh, NC | United States |
Overall | 164.9 | 105.8 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 103.6 | 100.6 | 100 |
Health | 93.4 | 94.8 | 100 |
Housing | 300.0 | 118.8 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $937,500 | $427,000 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 10,160.0% | 9,910.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 111.6 | 88.6 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 155.9 | 109.7 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Lake Forest 15 Reviews
As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes More
I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of More
I've lived here for 5 and a half years and it's the worst. There's no way to describe the inherent awful nature of Lake Forest without sounding like I'm exaggerating. More
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I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give More
Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the More
I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in More
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