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Rankings for Placentia

Placentia Ranked
#2 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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Placentia Ranked
#2 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat
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Placentia Ranked
#43 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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Placentia Ranked
#47 Gloomiest Places in America
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Placentia Ranked
#50 America's Top Hygge Cities
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Rankings for Lake Forest

Lake Forest Ranked
#2 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
When it comes to summer and its accompanying hot weather, there are so many beautiful things - beach days, barbecues, revea... Read More

Lake Forest Ranked
#2 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat
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Lake Forest Ranked
#43 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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Lake Forest Ranked
#47 Gloomiest Places in America
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Lake Forest Ranked
#50 America's Top Hygge Cities
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Reviews for Placentia    6 Reviews

I lived in that city for almost 10 years and recently found out that both their city government and their police force are blocking people from leaving bad reviews of  More

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Over 13 years ago

PLACENTIA IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. BEEN HERE SINCE 1980. EASY ACCESS TO FREEWAYS, PLENTY OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES AROUND FOR EMPLOYMENT. NEARBY--GOLF  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you rent, Placentia's not bad. I haven't noticed too much crime but there are quite a few reasonable apartments. Being close to a California State School has its  More

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Reviews for Lake Forest    15 Reviews

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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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 and a half years and it's the worst. There's no way to describe the inherent awful nature of Lake Forest without sounding like I'm exaggerating.  More

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ZIPS IN PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA
92870
ZIPS IN LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA
92630 92610 92676

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