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Lake Forest, CA vs Melbourne, FL

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- Melbourne has 276.8% more rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Melbourne has 16.1% less Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Melbourne scores 23.1% worse than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CAMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock202443
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 Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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