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Thornton, CO vs Grand Rapids, MI

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Highlights
- Grand Rapids has 140.6% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Grand Rapids has 35.5% less Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Grand Rapids scores 8.2% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, COGrand Rapids, MIUnited States
 Rainfall163738
 Snowfall466428
 Precipitation77129106
 Sunny245158205
 Avg. July High908286
 Avg. Jan. Low181822
 Comfort Index (higher=better)7.36.77
 UV Index5.13.44.3
 Elevation53486402443
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 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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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 Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  More

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