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Lancaster, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 29.9% less rainy days than Lancaster.
- Ridgecrest has 0.7% less Sunny Days than Lancaster.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 2.5% worse than Lancaster
 Lancaster, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall1  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny281  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index6.2  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 5 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  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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