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San Marcos, CA vs Lancaster, CA

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- Lancaster has 43.8% less rainy days than San Marcos.
- Lancaster has 6.0% more Sunny Days than San Marcos.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lancaster scores 12.1% worse than San Marcos
 San Marcos, CALancaster, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny265  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low45  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock23592443
Reviews for San Marcos    5 Reviews

Just an amazing place to live. I have lived in 7 states and almost countless cities. Sam Marcos is one of the best. This is literally the longest place I have lived  More

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Over 15 years ago

Is this area to expensive for the average income retired  More

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Over 18 years ago

Beautiful Mediterranean climate with bright sunshine and ocean breazes. City is just 15 minutes away from the  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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