| | Thornton, CO | Parachute, CO | United States |
| Overall | 121.3 | 121.9 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 100.0 | 101.6 | 100 |
| Health | 85.0 | 81.1 | 100 |
| Housing | 160.3 | 101.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $504,900 | $366,500 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,830.0% | 9,780.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 121.4 | 93.1 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 111.3 | 121.9 | 100 |
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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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Reviews for Parachute 
2 Reviews
The water rating is wrong. This water is not drinkable. I will not give it to my dog. I hate to think what it's doing to my skin and More
In my opinion, the Parachute area is not that great. There is nothing to do anywhere near here. I moved out here thinking I could just drive to Denver now and then to More
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