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Rio Rancho, NM vs Catalina Foothills, AZ

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- Catalina Foothills has 8.3% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Catalina Foothills has 4.4% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Catalina Foothills scores 2.6% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMCatalina Foothills, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock52106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10186
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.57
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock25752443
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 Catalina Foothills    4 Reviews

I for the most part agree with James about Tucson's state of health. If it were not for the UofA, Raytheon, Hospitals and Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson would be a dust spot  More

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Over 10 years ago

Not a very great exciting city unless you like outdoors. You would of thought racism was a thing of past. Not here, it's funny how people try to make it seem like all  More

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Over 17 years ago

Here are several hiking spots in the surrounding areas in Tucson. The Sabino Canyon has several hiking trails that are safe and well marked. THere is a great place the  More

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