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Park Forest, IL vs Austin, TX

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- Austin has 11.0% less rainy days than Park Forest.
- Austin has 22.6% more Sunny Days than Park Forest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Austin scores 1.4% better than Park Forest
 Park Forest, ILAustin, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3538
 Snowfall28  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock79106
 Sunny186  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low16  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index3.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Park Forest    4 Reviews

I'm happy to share that it IS coming back. I'm very thankful we found this community. Our family (husband, wife, 1 young child) recently bought our a little house here  More

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Park Forest is beautiful, but it's going down. You can see tons of green, an excellent library, but also plenty of vacant buildings. In its hay day, it must have been  More

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Over 13 years ago

No disrespect to the remaining officials and friends from my upbringing; but, leave town. I read how Park forest continues to fight off urban decay. It's simply a  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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