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Thornton, CO vs Vacaville, CA

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- Vacaville has 62.6% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Vacaville has 6.1% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Vacaville scores 12.3% better than Thornton
 Thornton, COVacaville, CAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock2538
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock65106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9386
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock8.27
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock1742443
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 Vacaville    10 Reviews

I am a former Bay Area resident who moved to Vacaville to escape the ridiculous cost of living in the Bay. Now, if you are coming from the Bay, this place can seem more  More

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Over 6 years ago

It’s not a bad or dangerous place to live but I believe it doesn’t deserve the 5 stars most people are giving it. I have no idea where these people lived before moving  More

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If you enjoy a sophisticated urban environment, if you're single, if you're highly educated and appreciate access to continuing higher education at the post-graduate  More

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