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Thornton, CO vs Fairbanks, AK

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- Fairbanks has 24.5% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Fairbanks has 36.7% less Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fairbanks scores 30.1% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, COFairbanks, AKUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1238
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock103106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7386
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.17
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4462443
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 Fairbanks    20 Reviews

I have lived in the Fairbanks area for about 25 years and have become very comfortable with the community and the lifestyle here. That said, retirement is fast  More

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Over 14 years ago

Comments about Fairbanks, both positive and negative, are of interest to me. Was in Fairbanks this past March [and north on Cleary Summit] and fell in love with the  More

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Over 15 years ago

I came to Alaska 15 years ago on an adventure and first lived in Juneau, which I LOVED and then moved to Eagle River, which I loved and now live in Fairbanks! I do not  More

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