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Tampa, FL vs Lake Forest, CA

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Highlights
- Lake Forest has 71.9% less rainy days than Tampa.
- Lake Forest has 13.4% more Sunny Days than Tampa.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 33.8% better than Tampa
 Tampa, FLLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny246  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low52  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index6.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  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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