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Thornton, CO vs Sacramento, CA

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- Sacramento has 28.4% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Sacramento has 9.8% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sacramento scores 12.3% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COSacramento, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock63106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.27
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock262443
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 Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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