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Dover, DE vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho has 73.5% less rainy days than Dover.
- Rio Rancho has 37.9% more Sunny Days than Dover.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rio Rancho scores 4.1% better than Dover
 Dover, DERio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock50106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock52822443
Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  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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