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Hilo, HI vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- Thornton has 89.2% less rainy days than Hilo.
- Thornton has 40.0% more Sunny Days than Hilo.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 15.1% worse than Hilo
 Hilo, HIThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny175  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low63  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index9.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Hilo    10 Reviews

If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are  More

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Over 4 years ago

I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives. That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal.  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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