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Thornton, CO vs Gig Harbor, WA

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- Gig Harbor has 198.7% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Gig Harbor has 43.3% less Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Gig Harbor scores 1.4% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COGig Harbor, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4638
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock153106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7686
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock362443
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 Gig Harbor    18 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved from Chicago and never regretted it for a moment. Live out in the country, Key Peninsula, and love the country lifestyle. Surrounded by beauty and never have grown  More

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Over 6 years ago

Beautiful city to  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here for five months. I’m 66 years old and this has been the nicest summer of my entire life. It’s been beautiful every single day. I live out on key  More

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