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Rio Rancho, NM vs Santaquin, UT

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- Santaquin has 35.8% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Santaquin has 17.6% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santaquin scores 9.1% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMSantaquin, UTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock80106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock49842443
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 Santaquin    2 Reviews

As part of the Nebo Comfort Systems Community of Caring program, our employees go in to CS Lewis Academy in Santaquin each month to read with the kindergarten classes.  More

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Over 13 years ago

It is a small town close to work and  More

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