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Rio Rancho, NM vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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Highlights
- Butte-Silver Bow has 5.0% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Butte-Silver Bow has 31.9% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Butte-Silver Bow scores 19.5% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock104106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock58172443
Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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