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Rio Rancho, NM vs Chandler, AZ

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Highlights
- Chandler has 25.0% less rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Chandler has 8.8% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Chandler scores 5.2% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMChandler, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock938
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock35106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12142443
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 Chandler    66 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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