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Lancaster, CA vs Merritt Island, FL

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- Merritt Island has 592.2% more rainy days than Lancaster.
- Merritt Island has 15.7% less Sunny Days than Lancaster.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merritt Island scores 12.5% worse than Lancaster
 Lancaster, CAMerritt Island, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5338
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock115106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
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 6 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 8 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 Merritt Island    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Over 15 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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Over 18 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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