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Rio Rancho, NM vs Virginia City, NV

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- Virginia City has 60.8% more rainy days than Rio Rancho.
- Virginia City has 8.1% less Sunny Days than Rio Rancho.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Virginia City scores 9.1% worse than Rio Rancho
 Rio Rancho, NMVirginia City, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1938
 Snowfall10  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock56106
 Sunny273  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8186
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock77
 UV Index6.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock61972443
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 Virginia City    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I find the water quality score of 40 in Virginia City to be open for debate. It is basically snow melt, coming from Lake Marlette in the Tahoe area. Looks great. Tastes  More

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