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Largo, FL vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Thornton, is 70% more than it is in Largo and is 20% above the National Average.
- Largo unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Thornton unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Largo, FLThornton, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.3%2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.7%47.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,912$35,181$37,638
 Household Income$50,948$86,818$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,647$97,078$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Largo, FLThornton, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.4%4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.6%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%6.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.4%6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.6%6.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%16.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.3%22.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%10.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.3%8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Largo, FLThornton, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.4%15.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.3%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%4.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.8%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.8%4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.4%22.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%11.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.7%13.8%13.1%
Reviews for Largo    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Before moving here a few years ago we vacationed here at some of the top rated beaches in the world. In addition to NO SNOW, we now enjoy no state income taxes,  More

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Over 7 years ago

This is been my home for 29 years I love the swaying palm trees, the saltwater air seabreeze, the boats, the beaches, The FISHING is Great, Huge 300yr old oak trees  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very oppressive from May to Oct. Lovely area but hard to enjoy a large part of year.  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

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Over 4 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 9 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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