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Thornton, CO vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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- Fort Lauderdale has 305.2% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Fort Lauderdale has 0.4% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fort Lauderdale scores 12.3% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, COFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6338
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock134106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9086
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.47
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock32443
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 Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 10 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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