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Boulder, CO vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest has 21.5% less rainy days than Boulder.
- Lake Forest has 13.9% more Sunny Days than Boulder.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 28.2% better than Boulder
 Boulder, COLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall181438
 Snowfall71028
 Precipitation8837106
 Sunny245279205
 Avg. July High888586
 Avg. Jan. Low194522
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.19.17
 UV Index5.85.94.3
 Elevation53284892443
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   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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