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Thornton, CO vs Crestone, CO

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- Crestone has 20.6% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Crestone has 15.9% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Crestone scores 6.8% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, COCrestone, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock77106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8086
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.87
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock79302443
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 Crestone    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

The small town of Crestone, Co is a strange amalgam of Buddhism, ranching culture, Hinduism and a hippie vibe. Somehow, all of these different influences have  More

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I've been coming to Crestone my entire life as my grandparents had a home here in the 1960s. I have great memories from those days...the town was friendly and clean and  More

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Over 9 years ago

With less than 200 people, its hard to create a life here. It's a gorgeous place and people are friendly, yet I could not seem to meet any reliable people. Crestone  More

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