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Thornton, CO vs Mesquite, NV

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- Mesquite has 52.9% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Mesquite has 20.0% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mesquite scores 1.4% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COMesquite, NVUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock738
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock32106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10786
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock16012443
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 Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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