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Rio Rancho, NM vs Sun City West, AZ

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Highlights
- Sun City West has 20.8% less rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Sun City West has 7.0% more Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sun City West scores 5.2% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMSun City West, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1038
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10586
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12342443
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 6 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 Sun City West    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

We arrived to take possession of our home at then of April (2016). During the first four months we had many days when the temperature reached 120. When I see that  More

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You have been notified for several years per comments posted that there are NO schools in Sun City West. Why do you persist with the posting of cost per pupil in Sun  More

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Over 16 years ago

My wife and I live in a Del Webb retirement community - called Sun City West, in Phoenix Arizona. Since I am now in my early seventies, it has proven to be just perfect  More

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