| | Sugar Land, TX | Lake Forest, CA | United States |
| Overall | 108.1 | 164.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 102.3 | 103.6 | 100 |
| Health | 97.3 | 93.4 | 100 |
| Housing | 124.1 | 300.0 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $423,600 | $937,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,100.0% | 10,160.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 121.2 | 111.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 108.5 | 155.9 | 100 |
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Reviews for Sugar Land 
24 Reviews
Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention More
I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a More
Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property 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
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
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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