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San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Ridgecrest has 66.9% less rainy days than San Buenaventura (Ventura).
- Ridgecrest has 2.6% more Sunny Days than San Buenaventura (Ventura).
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 14.3% worse than San Buenaventura (Ventura)
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny272  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low44  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 13 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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