Thornton ranks #11 in Colorado for low depression
Thornton is ranked on 36 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
The lists Thornton does best on
Each list ranks every CO town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Thornton marked.
Thornton lands in the top half on 7 of 22 lists
Each dot is Thornton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Thornton does best come first.
Steadier prices than 86% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Thornton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for low depression
Lists where Thornton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Thornton out-ranks 5 of its 8 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Thornton lands in every CO ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#98
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#132
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#100
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#107
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#121
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#11
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#43 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#54
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#105
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#32 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#75
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#94
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#88
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
#43 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#89
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#54
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
#125
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
#27 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#102
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#36
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#124
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#121
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#50 Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
#54 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#136 
The number on the right is Thornton’s spot. All of Colorado’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CO list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.