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Lake Forest, CA vs Mount Vernon, NY

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- Mount Vernon has 254.2% more rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Mount Vernon has 28.3% less Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mount Vernon scores 19.8% worse than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CAMount Vernon, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock122106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1122443
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 Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

I may be taking a job in Mt. Vernon, however my real work is as a painter. If I take the job I see myself in a house share with one or two others, nice view, trees and a  More

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Over 14 years ago

Mount Vernon is a small but growing multicultural urban community in south Westchester County, NY. It's residents range in socioeconomic status, backgrounds, and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lying just outide The Bronx, Mount Vernon is a NYC dream. In a short twenty-eight minute train ride, you will find yourself in Mid-Town Manhattan. Taxes here, however,  More

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