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Rio Rancho, NM vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith has 297.5% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Fort Smith has 21.6% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Smith scores 7.8% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4838
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock89106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4402443
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 Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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