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Ridgecrest, CA vs Long Beach, CA

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- Long Beach has 151.9% more rainy days than Ridgecrest.
- Long Beach has 2.9% more Sunny Days than Ridgecrest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Long Beach scores 19.2% better than Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CALong Beach, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.37
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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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Reviews for Long Beach    45 Reviews

Local born and bred. This place is going down the drain. Crime is up, housing is up, yuppies finding nothing wrong with it since they want to validate spending 3k on a 2  More

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Angelique · 
Over 5 years ago

I love Long Beach. I especially shoreline village and the aquarium of the pacific. The only big problem here (for me) is crime. Otherwise, nice  More

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Over 7 years ago

The cost of living is extremely high and there are way too many apartments or multi unit homes which have no parking. But with everyone living on top of each other it  More

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