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Thornton, CO vs Rockwall, TX

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- Rockwall has 160.0% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Rockwall has 3.7% less Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Rockwall scores 2.7% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, CORockwall, TXUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4038
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock81106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock5912443
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 Rockwall    8 Reviews

I've lived here for over 10 years now and it is not at all what it used to be. The traffic is horrible now, the lights take forever and are programmed to slow traffic  More

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Looking for a beautiful, family friendly, low crime, affluent COMMUNITY? Look no further. From the Harbor on beautiful Lake Ray Hubbard to the farmer’s market to the  More

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After reading the information on Rockwall, I think it deserves some persepctive. Rockwall and its outlying areas is very habitable for moderate income families who do  More

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