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Thornton, CO vs Sandy, UT

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- Sandy has 29.7% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Sandy has 6.5% less Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Sandy scores 2.7% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, COSandy, UTUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2038
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock90106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.17
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock46452443
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 Sandy    16 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

It was a great city when I moved here 2o years ago but due to over crowding and building apartments the traffic is awful. People are rude and drive like idiots  More

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Over 9 years ago

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Over 9 years ago

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