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Thornton, CO vs Green Valley, AZ

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- Green Valley has 7.7% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Green Valley has 14.3% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Green Valley scores 5.5% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COGreen Valley, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock54106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9986
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.77
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock29042443
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 Green Valley    10 Reviews

The quiet little community of Sahuarita is the setting for a new book to hit the markets in the fall of 2021 titled, Stored "A Serial Killers First-Class Ticket to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We decided on Green Valley for retirement after deciding against Las Vegas, northern AZ, and other 55 and over communities like Saddlebrooke and Quail Creek primarily  More

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My wife and I have lived here since 2016. Since GV is populated with oldsters we had thought it would be a welcoming community. Thinking neighbors would bring over  More

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