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Thornton, CO vs Estes Park, CO

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- Estes Park has 18.1% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Estes Park has 2.9% less Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Estes Park scores 15.1% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, COEstes Park, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock114106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7886
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.27
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock75462443
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 Estes Park    10 Reviews

I have lived here for 12 years. My spouse and I have been trying to make enough money to get out of here! If you want to live in a place that's more than 25% higher to  More

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Over 13 years ago

like alot of small towns(4500) thers not alot to do especially in the  More

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There isn't a school in Drake, Colorado. They children are either bused to Estes Park or Loveland, Colorado. Drake is a small area, but the area Post Office 80515  More

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