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Rio Rancho, NM vs Denton, TX

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- Denton has 225.8% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Denton has 16.5% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Denton scores 7.8% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMDenton, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9686
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6592443
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 6 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 Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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