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Federal Way, WA vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 61.8% less rainy days than Federal Way.
- Thornton has 62.3% more Sunny Days than Federal Way.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 0.0% worse than Federal Way
 Federal Way, WAThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall5  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny151  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low37  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index2.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Federal Way    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A suburb of The Emerald City (Seattle, WA), Federal Way has become yet another go-to place for affluent travelers and transplants from states all over the nation. The  More

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I want to move my family to austin i havent bin there but we want some ware housing is affortable i have four boys age 6,3,2 and a baby of 2 months and ware theres jobs  More

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I have lived in Brooklyn NY, West Palm Beach & Port St Lucie, FL and now Federal Way, WA. While the cost of living here is higher than Florida, it is definitely lower  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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