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Rio Rancho, NM vs Valley City, ND

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- Valley City has 72.5% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Valley City has 26.7% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Valley City scores 15.6% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMValley City, NDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2138
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock72106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8386
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.57
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12202443
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 Valley City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We lived in Valley City for more than 2 years and found it to be a nice place. The only exception is the presence of a small but vocal anti-government group in the  More

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We have bitter cold winters here! Last winter when it finally got up to -12 degrees everybody was sitting out in the sun in short sleeves on their  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have only lived in Valley City, ND for 5 months so I have only seen the fall, which was very pretty, and the winter, which is very cold. It surprised me how much snow  More

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