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Highland Park, IL vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 17.9% less rainy days than Highland Park.
- Petaluma has 36.8% more Sunny Days than Highland Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 21.7% better than Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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