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Allentown, PA vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton spends 24.7% less per student than Allentown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.6% higher in Thornton than in Allentown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thornton had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Allentown
 Allentown, PAThornton, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,267  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor329  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Allentown    25 Reviews

Winter in Allentown is alright, mild temperatures, there isn't much snow but there are some nearby ski resorts with artificial snow. In the summer there are some fun  More

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do you like cold and snow? Allentown may not be the coldest place in the country but it gets very cold and the winter feels endless...arctic blast after another and  More

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Over 10 years ago

This is a beautiful place, kept clean by weekly street sweeping. A multitude of parks exist including the exceptional Rose Garden and sports fields, and people use them  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 5 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 10 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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