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Queen Creek, AZ vs Rio Rico, AZ

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- Rio Rico has 71.3% more rainy days than Queen Creek.
- Rio Rico has 5.6% less Sunny Days than Queen Creek.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rio Rico scores 9.6% better than Queen Creek
 Queen Creek, AZRio Rico, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1738
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock60106
 Sunny301  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low39  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock34812443
Reviews for Queen Creek    14 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I am curious. My family and I reside in Alaska full time, but decided to try renting a winter home in the town of Maricopa. We were shocked as to how expensive the  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver, Atlanta  More

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I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have ever lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver,  More

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Reviews for Rio Rico    1 Reviews

We retired here from Maine about 5 years ago to leave the cold & damp behind. Here it is warm & dry most of the time, little humidity, not many flies, mosquitoes, etc.   More

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