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Lake Forest, CA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- People living in Costa Mesa are 0.0% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock46.5%49.4%
 Baptist2.7%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Catholic27.3%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.3%2.1%
 Lutheran1.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.7%1.9%
 Methodist0.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.4%1.7%
 Other Christian6.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.5%0.7%
 Eastern1.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.8%0.9%
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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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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