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Thornton, CO vs Apple Valley, CA

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- Apple Valley has 9.7% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Apple Valley has 15.5% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Apple Valley scores 9.6% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COApple Valley, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock33106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock87
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock29462443
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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Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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