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Thornton, CO vs Santa Clarita, CA

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- Santa Clarita has 18.7% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Santa Clarita has 14.3% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Santa Clarita scores 21.9% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COSanta Clarita, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock34106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8986
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.97
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12072443
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 Santa Clarita    56 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s called awesome Town for a reason! Great schools, great People and climate! It’s a treasure!   More

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Wonderful community! Beautiful paseo paths throughout great for bike riding, roller skating, scooters, walks and jogs. Great weather, 30 minutes from the beach, lots  More

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My husband and I moved into our first home in 1989 - just as the Valencia Mall broke ground. I still miss the Bob's Big Boy at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Magic  More

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