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Sarasota, FL vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Rio Rancho has 78.6% less rainy days than Sarasota.
- Rio Rancho has 8.8% more Sunny Days than Sarasota.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rio Rancho scores 13.2% better than Sarasota
 Sarasota, FLRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock50106
 Sunny251  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low51  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock52822443
Reviews for Sarasota    105 Reviews

Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach  More

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Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers".   More

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As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun  More

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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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