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Rio Rancho, NM vs Fontana, CA

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- Fontana has 16.7% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Fontana has 2.9% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fontana scores 13.0% better than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMFontana, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.77
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12372443
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 Fontana    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I bought a house in North Fontana 13 years ago and I was the worst thing I ever did Fontana is trash dirty Rundown graffiti everywhere broken down cars and OMG I'm sick  More

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I was born and raised here and I used to love it, but now I am moving out of it. The truth is that the climate is becoming way too hot. Sure, Fontana has always been  More

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Over 15 years ago

best cop ever, james chick payne!most well built sr. citizen, John Yarros. all gone but not  More

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