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McHenry, IL vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 57.1% less rainy days than McHenry.
- Thornton has 29.6% more Sunny Days than McHenry.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 7.4% better than McHenry
 McHenry, ILThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall37  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny189  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low13  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  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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