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Las Cruces, NM vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 55.0% more rainy days than Las Cruces.
- Thornton has 16.7% less Sunny Days than Las Cruces.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 8.8% worse than Las Cruces
 Las Cruces, NMThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall2  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny294  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index6.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Las Cruces    50 Reviews

I've lived in Las Cruces for six months now. Before moving here I was in Albuquerque (3 hrs north) for four years and before that I lived in Northern Utah most of my  More

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Over 2 years ago

Las Cruces is a hidden gem! Homes are still affordable, you're not far from bigger city entertainment/transportation, and the scenery in beautiful. It's not all dry  More

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Over 4 years ago

It depends on what you are looking for; for me Las Cruces is and ideal place. I am retired and the kind of places I seek to live in have changed over the years. I have  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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