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Lake Forest, CA vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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- Sierra Vista has 7.0% more rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Sierra Vista has 1.8% more Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sierra Vista scores 7.7% worse than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, CASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock53106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46322443
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 Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 4 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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