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Newport Beach, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest has 14.5% more rainy days than Newport Beach.
- Lake Forest has 0.7% more Sunny Days than Newport Beach.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 1.1% worse than Newport Beach
 Newport Beach, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny277  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low47  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Newport Beach    21 Reviews

I've lived here since late 2014. It's pretty on the outside and ugly on the inside. The people are hyper conservative, aggressively competitive. It's all about money and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love calling Newport Beach my home. Every time I return from travel, I can feel the stress leave my body the minute I see the Ocean. I sell real estate in Newport  More

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Over 10 years ago

I currently reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Ca. I grew up in Newport on the peninsula point near the wedge. I still visit the wedge but going to that area in  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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