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Thornton, CO vs Vail, CO

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- Vail has 12.9% more rainy days than Thornton.
- Vail has 0.8% more Sunny Days than Thornton.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Vail scores 20.5% worse than Thornton
 Thornton, COVail, COUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1838
 Snowfall46  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock100106
 Sunny245  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock7786
 Avg. Jan. Low18  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock5.87
 UV Index5.1  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock81892443
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 Vail    5 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Vail..pros/ cons Pros 1. beautiful town 2. very low crime Cons 1. Ungodly expensive and that's an understatement 2. unless you are rich and beautiful, this isn't  More

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Over 19 years ago

Vail is beautiful year round. Fabulous skiing, hiking, fishing, shopping, restaurants, etc. However, the price you pay to live in a resort town is extremely high cost  More

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Over 20 years ago

Vail is very different that other areas of the U.S. I have lived in Seattle, Los Angeles, Orange County, Austin TX, Monterey CA... and it is another world here. World  More

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