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Rio Rancho, NM vs Cloudcroft, NM

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- Cloudcroft has 152.5% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Cloudcroft has 5.9% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Cloudcroft scores 11.7% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMCloudcroft, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock98106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7186
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock86682443
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 Cloudcroft    4 Reviews

Escaped the Heat of Texas 4 years ago with the NO AC NEEDED summers in the cool pines at 9000 feet. I worked in Houston for 2 decades with the WORST climate, HUMIDITY  More

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Over 11 years ago

I've lived in California, Mexico, Spain, Miami ,Fl and in a couple cities in New Mexico and now I've lived in Cloudcroft, NM for almost one year now. It is a quant  More

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9,000 feet above sea level nestled in the Sacramento Mountains lies beautiful Cloudcroft, NM. Like any small town everyone knows everything about you. Cloudcroft boasts  More

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