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Thornton is a mid-size city of 144,187 people in Adams County, Colorado. It's about 11 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $518k and rent runs about $2k a month.
144,187people
$518kTypical home
$1,895/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
47"Snow
284Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 144,187
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,948 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Denver, CO
- 11 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $518k (≈$3,263/mo)
- Median rent $1,895/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,250 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BJC airport
- 15 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,223 ft
- 756 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 84 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,358 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 406 bars within 25 mi
- 823 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 35 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 74 museums within 25 mi
- 146 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Colorado districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adams County: D+9 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk