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Thornton, CO vs Denton, TX

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- Denton has 152.3% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Denton has 6.9% less Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Denton scores 2.7% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, CODenton, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock3938
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock75106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9686
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock6592443
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 6 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 11 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 Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 13 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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