| | Hilo, HI | Thornton, CO | United States |
| Overall | 131.9 | 121.3 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 152.2 | 100.0 | 100 |
| Health | 99.7 | 85.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 135.3 | 160.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $463,400 | $504,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 19,390.0% | 9,830.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 85.3 | 121.4 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 108.3 | 111.3 | 100 |
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If you’re looking at Hilo, then you’re likely being recruited in the medical or education fields. These are where the greatest needs of the community lie, and there are More
I enjoyed living in Hawaii County for a number of years, most in Hilo. While Hilo has problems, they are few compared to mainland USA. I never experienced racism by More
Too much racism from "native Hawaiians" who aren't actually natives.
That keeps me from living in that paradise. I'm this is the "natives" goal. More
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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
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
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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