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St. George, UT vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Ridgecrest has 46.0% less rainy days than St. George.
- Ridgecrest has 9.4% more Sunny Days than St. George.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Ridgecrest scores 4.0% better than St. George
 St. George, UTRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock20106
 Sunny255  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10386
 Avg. Jan. Low29  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.87
 UV Index6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock22902443
Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  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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