| Lake Forest, IL | Norcross, GA | United States |
Overall | 97.0 | 102.2 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 108.2 | 95.5 | 100 |
Health | 96.3 | 98.6 | 100 |
Housing | 285.4 | 84.7 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $898,600 | $293,800 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 9,400.0% | 9,960.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 93.7 | 97.4 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 141.0 | 103.8 | 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 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 Norcross 7 Reviews
The historic downtown offers a great sense of community place. Traffic is bad, but that's pretty normal for anywhere in the Atlanta metro. More
If you've not visited Historic Downtown Norcross, you've no idea about the quality of life in the city limits. True, there is a strong international community along the More
There is some type of crime everywhere. I do understand concern with safety and quality of life. I have lived in and know of "nice" heighborhoods where there were More
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