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Thornton, CO is a great place to visit for its modern amenities, outdoor recreation, and local attractions. It is known for its diverse restaurants, shopping centers, and entertainment. Visitors also appreciate the city’s active arts scene and can experience art galleries where they can find unique pieces of work from local artists. Thornton has something for everyone with a variety of parks, museums and trails to explore. There are also plenty of events in the area to partake in, such as the summer concert series at Carpenter Park or taking part in one of many festivals around town.
Reviews for Thornton are overwhelmingly positive, with many visitors commenting on its great atmosphere and friendly people. They praise the abundance of activities available to do in the city as well as its high level of safety and cleanliness. It is clear that while Thornton may be a small suburban city it has a lot to offer those who choose to call it home or make it their destination for vacation or business travel.
based on 5 ReviewsGet to know Thornton with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Thornton
Whiny boomers in the reviews - 1/13/2022
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 of good jobs, the median income reflects this. N line of RTD runs through if that matters.
It has a very working class vibe. Lots of normal people, close in proximity to downtown, and also close to more rural areas and parks. Downsides? Congestion as expected of the front range, schools are kind of interwoven with the strip malls which is odd. The area is still very expensive despite being a bit more faded and worn. There are also neighborhoods with throughways splitting them, with speed bumps. Doesn't feel like the best planned city but it's still very
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Plenty of Housing - 8/29/2020
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 anxious to move out of this suburb! The only thing holding me back is my house, which I love. Thank goodness we have convenient enough access to shopping, restaurants, recreation, and entertainment in surrounding cities and areas. Thornton is just housing, lacking in the above, unless you go way north. Even then Thornton’s offerings are few and not impressive at all.
Property tax is outrageous for this city that offers very little. What are they doing with our tax dollars? City planning and zoning is terrible. They just keep building more housing. It’s the 6th largest city in CO and doesn’t even have a movie theater. Just about everything south of Thornton Pkwy looks dirty, is run down, outdated, and not well maintained, including the old shopping center which is a vacant, hazardous dump the city won’t do
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Population is exploding - 4/3/2015
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 swim in. They use the excuse that it's the cities' drinking water, however they allow boats with motors in a lot of the lakes. It's also very windy especially in the Spring. I have lived in Colorado Springs, Breckenridge, Cripple Creek, and Grand Junction. If you weigh, commute time, quality of life, weather, and easy access to the outdoors. I would choose Grand Junction.
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The Pros and Cons of Thornton, CO - 9/4/2009
I've lived in Thornton for the last 2.5 yrs and I have to say its a great, well located town to live in. My job demands alot of travel , so I'm 20min from the airport, 10 mintues from downtown and 45 min from the closest ski resort. I will admit that traffic is bad during rush hour (1hr+ to South Denver on I-25) & during big downtown events, but there are always alternative routes. Due to the fact that Adams County has had so many foreclosures, the housing prices in Thornton & the surounding areas are a bit depressed, but then they never zoomed out of sight either. Looking for a modest starter home under $200,000? - You'll be overwhelmed by the selction. I would caution anyone looking at relocating to spend the time to seriously investiagte the neighborhood as their are pockets of crime/older construction/ bad elements that will butt right up to a newer, more affluent neighborhood. (The growth pattern of the city is interesting...) City services have been great and the community
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Californian's GO HOME - 6/29/2006
If you are from California and are looking for a place to re-locate Colorado is not for you!! Keep your home price running up asses on the west coast! You will probably move to Colorado run the house prices up and leave after your first snow storm anyway. Save yourself the trouble...Go to
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