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Rio Rancho, NM vs Ottumwa, IA

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Highlights
- Ottumwa has 222.5% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Ottumwa has 26.7% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ottumwa scores 9.1% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMOttumwa, IAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6732443
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 Ottumwa    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Ottumwa has a seemingly high rate of theft-related crimes as well as drug use which I'm sure correlates to the incidences of assault. For a community of 20-30,000, the  More

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Over 16 years ago

ottumwa, Iowa has no diverse culture. It is not very open especially when it comes to branching out to new ideas of others culture...The idea of culture here is the pro  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Economically depressed 4.  More

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