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Highland Park, IL vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest has 60.9% less rainy days than Highland Park.
- Lake Forest has 46.8% more Sunny Days than Highland Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 31.9% better than Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Highland Park    3 Reviews

You can sail on Lake Michigan, and your culture differences are welcomed. look up "North Shore Yacht Club" for sailing and kayaking  More

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Highland Park (and the village of Highwood, which it surrounds) is a great place to live, offering a unique combination of benefits. First, it is on the shore of Lake  More

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Over 19 years ago

A wonderful place to rasie a family, but quite expensive. Great schools, but the "wealth culture" of this tony Chicago suburb causes a lot of anxiety among the kids.   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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