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Rio Rancho, NM vs Needles, CA

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- Needles has 53.3% less rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Needles has 2.9% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Needles scores 7.8% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMNeedles, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock638
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock22106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock11086
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4952443
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 Needles    2 Reviews

I own a home in full, with no mortgage and a spacious yard. I can walk to white, sandy beach riverfront in 10 minutes from my front door. In 20 minutes I can be at  More

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Over 15 years ago

Have lived in Needles for 7 years now. This town is being over run with trash. The town is broke due to Dirt bags people that live off of the system. They said  More

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