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Truckee, CA vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest has 54.6% less rainy days than Truckee.
- Lake Forest has 13.9% more Sunny Days than Truckee.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 42.2% better than Truckee
 Truckee, CALake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall168  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index5  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Truckee    3 Reviews

I came to Truckee California about a month prior to this Covid-19 pandemic, to relocate here. Due to this unfortunate circumstance I was temporarily laid off  More

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I moved to Truckee with my soon-to-be ex-wife and two sons in June 2012 and left Truckee in June 2015 with only my sons. My wife got drawn into what I later learned  More

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Yes, it costs more to live in California. And you don't get paid more necessarily if you live in the mountains- but there are some great jobs here if you have the right  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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