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Rio Rancho, NM vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Santa Monica has 14.2% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Santa Monica has 2.9% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Monica scores 19.5% better than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMSanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock30106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7486
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock9.27
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1052443
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 Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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