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Washington, DC vs Lake Forest, CA

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- Lake Forest has 67.2% less rainy days than Washington.
- Lake Forest has 37.4% more Sunny Days than Washington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Forest scores 24.7% better than Washington
 Washington, DCLake Forest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall14  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny203  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.17
 UV Index4.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4892443
Reviews for Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  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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