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Castle Rock, CO vs Rio Rancho, NM

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- Rio Rancho has 35.5% less rainy days than Castle Rock.
- Rio Rancho has 12.3% more Sunny Days than Castle Rock.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rio Rancho scores 6.9% better than Castle Rock
 Castle Rock, CORio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall78  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock50106
 Sunny243  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index4.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock52822443
Reviews for Castle Rock    12 Reviews

My fiance and I moved here in 2018 shortly after finishing college. I work in Colorado Springs and she works in the Denver area, so Castle Rock was practically our only  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have always been mobile for my career, until I moved to Castle Rock. I've lived in in multiple cities in the Midwest including Chicago and have visited nearly every  More

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Over 11 years ago

we have four seasons, and the rockies are only two hrs.away. so for the outdoors enthusist sking or hiking is like no other place you have been or seen it is hard to  More

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Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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