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Roanoke, VA vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 63.0% less rainy days than Roanoke.
- Thornton has 16.1% more Sunny Days than Roanoke.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 2.7% worse than Roanoke
 Roanoke, VAThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny211  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4.7  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  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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