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California City, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest has 15.6% less rainy days than California City.
- Ridgecrest has 3.0% more Sunny Days than California City.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 2.5% worse than California City
 California City, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny271  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low31  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for California City    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My husband and I moved here in Nov 2014 from San Bernardino and we moved here for one reason, we got an enormous house with lots of land and no neighbors for $64,200. No  More

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California City, CA is a wonderful diverse community that is ever growing, in population and home values. Living here over many months and researching here over 4  More

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Over 9 years ago

Living in Cal City 5+ years I can say this: There are nicer areas than others and I lucked out. My street is quiet, have had no problems and neighbors are nice. There  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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