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Thornton, CO vs Port Townsend, WA

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- Port Townsend has 47.7% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Port Townsend has 36.3% less Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Port Townsend scores 0.0% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, COPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2338
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock138106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7286
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1312443
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 Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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