| | Lake Forest, IL | New Canaan, CT | United States |
| Overall | 97.0 | 138.6 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 108.2 | 116.9 | 100 |
| Health | 96.3 | 126.8 | 100 |
| Housing | 285.4 | 497.9 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $898,600 | $1,680,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,400.0% | 12,030.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 93.7 | 138.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 141.0 | 162.4 | 100 |
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Reviews for Lake Forest 
4 Reviews
We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in More
Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a More
Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice More
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Reviews for New Canaan 
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Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live More
Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but More
Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture More
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