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Ridgecrest, CA vs Rochester, NY

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- Rochester has 518.5% more rainy days than Ridgecrest.
- Rochester has 40.9% less Sunny Days than Ridgecrest.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rochester scores 15.4% worse than Ridgecrest
 Ridgecrest, CARochester, NYUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3338
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock142106
 Sunny279  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8286
 Avg. Jan. Low32  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index5.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5052443
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 Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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