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Rio Rancho, NM vs Portland, ME

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- Portland has 307.5% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Portland has 25.6% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Portland scores 15.6% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMPortland, MEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4938
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock128106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7986
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock622443
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 Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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