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Merrillville, IN vs Forest Park, IL

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- Forest Park has 1.3% more rainy days than Merrillville.
- Forest Park has 0.5% more Sunny Days than Merrillville.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Forest Park scores 0.0% worse than Merrillville
 Merrillville, INForest Park, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock124106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index3.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6232443
Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Forest Park    2 Reviews

Lived here in Forest Park since 2017, and I can safely say it’s getting worse. As a matter of fact, just 2 days ago while moving my stuff out of my old apartment, a  More

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Over 14 years ago

I've lived in Forest Park twice and love it. Convenience to Eisenhower and downtown or West Suburbs as I worked in Hillside. I was single male in late 20's with  More

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