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Lake Forest, IL vs Charlotte, NC

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- Charlotte has 21.8% more rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Charlotte has 14.7% more Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Charlotte scores 8.7% better than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock105106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7612443
Reviews for Lake Forest    4 Reviews

We relocated cross county to Lake Forest about a year ago due to a job change. We looked at nearby communities, within proximity of the work commute (the office is in  More

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Be prepared for a so called upscale town with entitled, overpaid, snooty people from teenagers who sneer at you to adults who look you up and down, who make demands on a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Long cold winters, short cold springs, hot humid summers, nice  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 3 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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