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Apple Valley, MN vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 52.2% less rainy days than Apple Valley.
- Thornton has 24.4% more Sunny Days than Apple Valley.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 10.6% better than Apple Valley
 Apple Valley, MNThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall45  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low6  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Apple Valley    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Being ex military, I have traveled to a lot of States. If I had my way, Id live in San Diego, but I can't afford it. My second choice would be Mn. There are lots of  More

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Over 16 years ago

Apple Valley is a somewhat boring place to live. Most of the houses look the same. They are painted the same to conform to rules. Mostly chain stores but I prefer  More

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Over 17 years ago

Quiet w lots of parks and low  More

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews

Good place. Very suburbany (similar to the Springs). The houses are very small and old and yet still very expensive (albeit cheaper than southern Denver). Actually lots  More

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Over 5 years ago

I like Denver metro, but some cities aren’t too great. Thornton being one of them. Moved here because of highway access, and convenience to DIA for business travel. Am  More

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Over 10 years ago

The quality of life here in not good. The traffic is bad all the time. To try to get to the mountains takes forever! Also most lakes along the front range you can't even  More

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