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Rio Rancho, NM vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Missoula has 26.7% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Missoula has 41.8% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Missoula scores 14.3% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMMissoula, MTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock120106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32092443
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 6 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 Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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