2025 Compare Cities Crime:
Rio Rancho, NM vs Fairfax, VA

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- Fairfax has 33% less violent crime than Rio Rancho.
- Fairfax has 17% less property crime than Rio Rancho.
 Rio Rancho, NMFairfax, VAUnited States
 Violent Crime  Unlock11.222.7
 Property Crime31.7  Unlock35.4

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

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 Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Cities with the Least Crime Near Rio Rancho, New MexicoCrime Index
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 San Antonito (Bernalillo County), NM15.75
 Duran, NM15.9
 Cedro, NM17.9
 Adelino, NM18.3
 La Cueva (Sandoval County), NM18.4
 Ponderosa Pine, NM18.6
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