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Lake Forest, CA vs Rancho Mirage, CA

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Highlights
- Rancho Mirage has 66.2% less rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Rancho Mirage has 3.2% less Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rancho Mirage scores 18.7% worse than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CARancho Mirage, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock14106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2722443
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 Rancho Mirage    3 Reviews

There are some commendable features in the city. The roads are in much better shape than surrounding towns. The road verge along city maintained streets has an  More

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Over 9 years ago

I received my property tax bill the other day. I was surprised to see it had increased by nearly two thousand dollars. I called the county and was told that the value of  More

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We chose Rancho Mirage for its centrality in the Inland Empire. With a populaltion under 20,000, it has a small community feel. However, it is surrounded by some  More

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