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Highland Park, IL vs Monterey, CA

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- Monterey has 49.9% less rainy days than Highland Park.
- Monterey has 40.5% more Sunny Days than Highland Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Monterey scores 20.3% better than Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILMonterey, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock68106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock6786
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.37
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
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 Monterey    21 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The Monterey city area is an excellent place to live and one of the few California locales where it's relatively safe to raise a family. If I could no longer live here I  More

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I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and had to leave to climb out of poverty. The median income is $35,000 and outside of the military, the jobs are mostly service  More

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My husband and I are just crazy about Monterey. I wonder if we take housing expenses (mortgage or rent) out of the picture, is Monterey still a very expensive city to  More

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