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Rio Rancho, NM vs Fountain Hills, AZ

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Highlights
- Fountain Hills has 10.8% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Fountain Hills has 9.9% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fountain Hills scores 3.9% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock40106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock16042443
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 Fountain Hills    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We live in Boise but are seriously considering a move to Fountain Hills. We have visited FH and it's beautiful...but we are not sure we can do the Summers! In Boise  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived in many cities in the US we moved here 10 yrs ago raised 2 boys and I would not give it up for any other place. move here raise a family and retire  More

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Over 12 years ago

Beautiful homes with mountaineous  More

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