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Ridgecrest, CA vs Jacksonville, FL

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- Jacksonville has 829.6% more rainy days than Ridgecrest.
- Jacksonville has 20.8% less Sunny Days than Ridgecrest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Jacksonville scores 7.7% worse than Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CAJacksonville, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5038
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock113106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock162443
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 14 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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Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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