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Rio Rancho, NM vs Petaluma, CA

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Highlights
- Petaluma has 148.3% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Petaluma has 4.8% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Petaluma scores 9.1% better than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3038
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.47
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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