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Thornton, CO vs Fountain Hills, AZ

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- Fountain Hills has 14.2% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Fountain Hills has 22.4% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Fountain Hills scores 1.4% better than Thornton
Climate
 Thornton, COFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Rainfall161338
 Snowfall46028
 Precipitation7740106
 Sunny245300205
 Avg. July High9010486
 Avg. Jan. Low184222
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.37.47
 UV Index5.16.44.3
 Elevation534816042443

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Reviews for Thornton    5 Reviews
D · Thornton, CO
Whiny boomers in the reviews
Over 2 years ago

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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Alli · Thornton, CO
Plenty of Housing
Over 4 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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Karen · Denver, CO
Population is exploding
Over 9 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 Fountain Hills    10 Reviews
Mark · Garden City, ID
Straight Scoop
Over 5 years ago

We live in Boise but are seriously considering a move to Fountain Hills. We have visited FH and it's beautiful...but we are not sure we can do the Summers! In Boise  More

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Steven · Fountain Hills, AZ
best kept secret
Over 7 years ago

We have lived in many cities in the US we moved here 10 yrs ago raised 2 boys and I would not give it up for any other place. move here raise a family and retire  More

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suzanne · Fountain Hills, AZ
Fountain Hills, AZ
Over 11 years ago

Beautiful homes with mountaineous  More

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