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Ellicott City, MD vs Lake Forest, IL

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Highlights
- Lake Forest has 21.7% less rainy days than Ellicott City.
- Lake Forest has 7.8% less Sunny Days than Ellicott City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 5.5% worse than Ellicott City
 Ellicott City, MDLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall18  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny206  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6862443
Reviews for Ellicott City    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ellicott City has many great  More

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Plenty of jobs in Washington, DC. and Baltimore areas. Low unemployment. Education and recreation is a top priority with most families here. Relatively high standard of  More

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Over 19 years ago

Ellicott City, MD is west of Baltimore City, north of Washington, DC, east of Frederick, MD. We are close to BWI, and DC airports. There are a couple of big malls for  More

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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

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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

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Over 16 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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