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Thornton, CO vs Merced, CA

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- Merced has 19.4% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Merced has 6.9% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Merced scores 11.0% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COMerced, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1338
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9586
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.17
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1712443
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 Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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