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- People living in Thornton are 19.7% less likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Ames
 Ames, IAThornton, COUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock30.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.4%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic10.1%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock2.8%2.1%
 Lutheran15.1%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock2.3%1.9%
 Methodist9.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock0.6%1.7%
 Other Christian8.0%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern0.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.1%0.9%
Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  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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