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Thornton, CO vs Bella Vista, AR

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Highlights
- Bella Vista spends 13.8% less per student than Thornton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.0% lower in Bella Vista than in Thornton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bella Vista had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thornton

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 Thornton, COBella Vista, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,840$12,785$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298$9,788$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,182$5,621$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.6715.4916.23
 Students per Librarian10045144573
 Students per Counselor324393530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.0%96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%25.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%36.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.8%9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.6%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Bella Vista    18 Reviews

Fantastic area with tons of outdoor activities and private amenities: 7 lakes, 3 pools, miles of hiking and biking trails, golf courses, pickle ball, tennis, frisbee  More

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Just moved to Arkanss earlier this year from Washington state. We are originally from the lower part of the U.S. and have lived in a few states over the last 12 years.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Bella Vista is a lovely place, with a low cost of living (but increasing all the time) and extremely low crime rate. The town has Five decent golf courses, good for a  More

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ZIPS IN THORNTON, COLORADO
80229 80260 80241 80602
ZIPS IN BELLA VISTA, ARKANSAS
72715 72714

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