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Thornton, CO vs Mission Viejo, CA

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- Mission Viejo has 8.4% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Mission Viejo has 15.5% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Mission Viejo scores 23.3% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1438
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock37106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock97
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4102443
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 Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i don´t know  More

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