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Palo Alto, CA vs Lake Forest, IL

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- Lake Forest has 104.6% more rainy days than Palo Alto.
- Lake Forest has 27.2% less Sunny Days than Palo Alto.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 21.6% worse than Palo Alto
 Palo Alto, CALake Forest, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock121106
 Sunny261  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low41  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.97
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6862443
Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  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 15 years ago

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

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