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Thornton, CO vs Golden Valley, AZ

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- Golden Valley has 48.4% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Golden Valley has 18.4% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Golden Valley scores 8.2% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COGolden Valley, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock838
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock29106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9886
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock28082443
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 Golden Valley    2 Reviews

Golden Valley is the last of the greatest places left to to own property and live comfortably. The temperature averages between 70's and mid 90's in summer. When  More

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No comments as of this comment, well except this one. haha Interesting notes of the area is is is still higher elevation than "the valley" (Bullhead City area) so not  More

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