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Rio Rancho, NM vs Rockford, IL

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- Rockford has 209.2% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Rockford has 31.1% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rockford scores 11.7% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMRockford, ILUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3738
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock116106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8486
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock7182443
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 Rockford    54 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Over 6 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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