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Ridgecrest, CA vs Mena, AR

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- Mena has 975.9% more rainy days than Ridgecrest.
- Mena has 20.4% less Sunny Days than Ridgecrest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mena scores 5.1% worse than Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CAMena, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5838
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock99106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock11712443
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 Mena    4 Reviews

No jobs, nothing to do for retirees, nothing to do for teens or children. If you are not connected to local families you will never be accepted. Before even considering  More

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I grew up in Mena, AR and left there when I joined the Marine Corps. I never used drugs, most of the guys were active in sports and there were NO TEENS pregnant at the  More

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I read with astonishment the only review of Mena Arkansas, and I must disaggree. I moved here in 2005 from crowded and congested Florida and have never regretted the  More

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