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Highland Park, IL vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose has 52.6% less rainy days than Highland Park.
- San Jose has 35.3% more Sunny Days than Highland Park.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, San Jose scores 27.5% better than Highland Park
 Highland Park, ILSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock62106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock822443
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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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