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Rio Rancho, NM vs Lake Havasu City, AZ

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Highlights
- Lake Havasu City has 59.2% less rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Lake Havasu City has 6.2% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lake Havasu City scores 7.8% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMLake Havasu City, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock22106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10986
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7382443
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 Lake Havasu City    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

First I want to begin this review by saying I am a young black woman who stopped here for 1 day on her way to California with my husband, who is white. Every  More

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Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately, many on the far-right like to “claim” Lake Havasu City, but that’s going to change very soon as more Dems move in and help to build the economy and add  More

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My wife and I purchased last year for a few reasons: we got tired of the people in California; city living and crime. Not trying to insult anyone just true. As we  More

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