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Highland Park, IL vs Sammamish, WA

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Highlights
- Sammamish has 45.2% more rainy days than Highland Park.
- Sammamish has 18.4% less Sunny Days than Highland Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sammamish scores 2.9% better than Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILSammamish, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock174106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7586
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock592443
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 Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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