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Surprise, AZ vs Mountain Home, AR

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- Mountain Home has 392.4% more rainy days than Surprise.
- Mountain Home has 30.6% less Sunny Days than Surprise.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mountain Home scores 0.0% worse than Surprise
 Surprise, AZMountain Home, ARUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock96106
 Sunny301  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9186
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock8172443
Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 12 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 8 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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