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Reston, VA vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 63.7% less rainy days than Reston.
- Thornton has 24.4% more Sunny Days than Reston.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 0.0% worse than Reston
 Reston, VAThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall22  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny197  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low24  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Reston    21 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived in Reston for three years and it is absolute paradise. The fact that it was a planned city from decades ago is still apparent to this day. With plenty of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summers are hot and  More

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There is a vast network of bike and walking trails thoughout the city and neighborhoods. 40% of the city is slated to remain green so there are many trees, parks and  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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