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Lake Forest, IL vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Sunnyvale has 56.5% less rainy days than Lake Forest.
- Sunnyvale has 36.8% more Sunny Days than Lake Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sunnyvale scores 27.5% better than Lake Forest
 Lake Forest, ILSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall38  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny190  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.87
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1252443
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 Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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