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Lake Forest, CA vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale has 342.3% more rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Fort Lauderdale has 11.8% less Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Lauderdale scores 29.7% worse than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CAFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
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 Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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