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St. Cloud, MN vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton has 46.9% less rainy days than St. Cloud.
- Thornton has 25.0% more Sunny Days than St. Cloud.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Thornton scores 14.1% better than St. Cloud
 St. Cloud, MNThornton, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1638
 Snowfall48  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny196  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low1  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock53482443
Reviews for St. Cloud    11 Reviews

The scenery and the water is amazing here affordable living for retired people  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here previously, have friends that still do. i don't know why anyone stays. It is the armpit of the state. Smaller town, so everyone knows everyone and is in your  More

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Over 8 years ago

A Stabbing happened at a local mall. I would not recommend the school district either. I heard about bullying in the schools too. I would not recommend living in the  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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