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Pittsfield, MA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest has 69.4% less rainy days than Pittsfield.
- Lake Forest has 48.4% more Sunny Days than Pittsfield.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 42.2% better than Pittsfield
 Pittsfield, MALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall71  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny188  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low11  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  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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