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Thornton, CO vs Palm Springs, CA

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- Palm Springs has 66.5% less rainy days than Thornton.
- Palm Springs has 9.8% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Palm Springs scores 1.4% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COPalm Springs, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock538
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock15106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10886
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock4792443
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 Palm Springs    12 Reviews

I lived in Palm Springs for 12 years and initially it appeared to be quite beautiful. The mountains are beautiful and palm trees, very stress-free and manageable.  More

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Over 5 years ago

14 years is plenty long enough. This is a nice place to visit, not live. In the last 20 years the air quality, especially in the summer has deteriorated considerably.  More

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Ghetto Crime City with lots of glitz... Police do nothing. Called 911 three times in a year: twice, no response. Provided the license plate of the criminals in two  More

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