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Thornton, CO vs Decatur, AL

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- Decatur has 245.8% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Decatur has 16.7% less Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Decatur scores 0.0% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, CODecatur, ALUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock5438
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock118106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5612443
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 Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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