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Lake Forest, CA vs La Mesa, CA

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Highlights
- La Mesa has 14.8% less rainy days than Lake Forest.
- La Mesa has 6.5% less Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, La Mesa scores 1.1% better than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CALa Mesa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5282443
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 La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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