2025 Compare Cities Health:
Lake Forest, CA vs Goleta, CA

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Highlights
- There are 216 physicians per 100,000 people in Goleta.
- There are 249 physicians per 100,000 people in Lake Forest.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Lake Forest, CAGoleta, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock72.958.4
 Water Quality (100=best)65  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock95.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.249  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock96100
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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 Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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