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Rio Rancho, NM vs Santa Barbara, CA

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- Santa Barbara has 54.2% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Santa Barbara has 3.7% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Barbara scores 15.6% better than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMSanta Barbara, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock492443
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 Santa Barbara    51 Reviews

I moved to Santa Barbara around 23 years ago to study at Brooks, which like most of the Santa Barbara that I knew—has been destroyed. Homelessness, drugs, gangs, high  More

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Over 4 years ago

I fell in love with Santa Barbara about thirty years ago and finally moved here a few years ago. Because of the price of homes, it is an expensive place to live. The  More

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If you like high crime, paying a $4,500 a month mortgage and crazy high taxes, this is the place for you. It’s too bad because it wasn’t always like this. When I moved  More

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