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Lake Forest, CA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Portland has 244.4% more rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Portland has 27.2% less Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 28.6% worse than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CAPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
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 Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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