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Chicago, IL vs Lancaster, CA

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Highlights
- Lancaster has 79.8% less rainy days than Chicago.
- Lancaster has 48.7% more Sunny Days than Chicago.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lancaster scores 14.3% better than Chicago
 Chicago, ILLancaster, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall35  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock23592443
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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