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Kearney, NE vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 37.0% less rainy days than Kearney.
- Thornton has 7.0% more Sunny Days than Kearney.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 0.0% worse than Kearney
 Kearney, NEThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall24  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny229  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low14  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Kearney    7 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Kearney is a wonderful community. It has grown exponentially in the last 15 years and continues to make smart decisions in its development. Check out the YouTube video  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Very low crime rate 2. Low cost of housing 3. Quiet, peaceful community Cons: 1. Poor school system 2. Taxes in Nebraska are extremely high due to the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Unemployment is pretty much not existent. I am in the IT industry. If you have skills you can get a job today. If you have IT skills and you are interested in Kearney  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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