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Bend, OR vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 52.2% less rainy days than Bend.
- Ridgecrest has 72.2% more Sunny Days than Bend.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 9.9% better than Bend
 Bend, ORRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall21  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny162  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index3.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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