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Lake Forest, CA vs Encinitas, CA

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- Encinitas has 16.2% less rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Encinitas has 5.7% less Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Encinitas scores 1.1% worse than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CAEncinitas, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock39106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock97
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock822443
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 Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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