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Evanston, IL vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- Costa Mesa has 67.0% less rainy days than Evanston.
- Costa Mesa has 42.0% more Sunny Days than Evanston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Costa Mesa scores 34.8% better than Evanston
 Evanston, ILCosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny193  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock982443
Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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