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Mount Prospect, IL vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest has 60.6% less rainy days than Mount Prospect.
- Lake Forest has 50.0% more Sunny Days than Mount Prospect.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 31.9% better than Mount Prospect
 Mount Prospect, ILLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall36  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low17  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Mount Prospect    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Because of powerful teachers unions, taxes are always rising and becoming unaffordable.   More

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Over 14 years ago

The PACE bus system is okay here if you want to go to the CTA L station,but getting around to different suburbs is a real  More

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Over 16 years ago

Although Mt. Prospect is incredibly diverse, housing is very expensive and the area doesn't have much charm. There are strip malls and a lot of traffic. The library is  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    16 Reviews

I've lived in Lake Forest for over a decade, before that elsewhere in OC and also up in LA. Lake Forest isn't perfect but it's really improved over the past decade,  More

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As a retired senior who has lived in Lake Forest (formerly El Toro) since 1977 I think LF is a great place if you can afford it. When we moved here in June '77 homes  More

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I’ve lived here for 2 years. Ok, it’s more like a 4 but there are so many idiots downplaying what it’s like here and giving Lake Forest ones and twos. There are a lot of  More

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