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Lake Forest, CA vs Fullerton, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in Fullerton or is it cheaper to live in Lake Forest?
- Fullerton is 0.0% more expensive than Lake Forest.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fullerton or Lake Forest?
- Fullerton housing costs are 8.1% less expensive than Lake Forest housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Lake Forest or is Health Care more affordable in Fullerton.
- Health related expenses are 0.0% less in Fullerton.
 Lake Forest, CAFullerton, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock164.9100
 Food & Groceries103.6  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock93.4100
 Housing300.0  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$877,500$338,100
 Utilities102  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock119.8100
 Miscellaneous155.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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Reviews for Fullerton    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

ive lived in this city for a very long time, and it is a great and quiet place to live, with some nice shopping areas and great  More

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I have been living and working in Fullerton for almost 20 years now and have seen it change through the years, both for the better and worse. Fullerton is a half  More

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Over 9 years ago

The weather here is gorgeous! Warm and rarely rains.  More

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