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Bellingham, WA vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest has 63.7% less rainy days than Bellingham.
- Lake Forest has 77.7% more Sunny Days than Bellingham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 28.2% better than Bellingham
 Bellingham, WALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny157  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low34  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index2.5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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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

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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

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