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Lancaster, CA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- Costa Mesa has 55.8% more rainy days than Lancaster.
- Costa Mesa has 2.5% less Sunny Days than Lancaster.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Costa Mesa scores 16.3% better than Lancaster
 Lancaster, CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock36106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock982443
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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