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Louisville, KY vs Lake Forest, IL

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- Lake Forest has 23.4% less rainy days than Louisville.
- Lake Forest has 2.6% less Sunny Days than Louisville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 5.5% worse than Louisville
 Louisville, KYLake Forest, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall9  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny195  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index4.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6862443
Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 5 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 5 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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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 16 years ago

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

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