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Hillsboro, OR vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 86.2% less rainy days than Hillsboro.
- Ridgecrest has 96.5% more Sunny Days than Hillsboro.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 4.0% better than Hillsboro
 Hillsboro, ORRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall3  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny142  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  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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