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Arvada, CO vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- There are 63 physicians per 100,000 people in Thornton.
- There are 193 physicians per 100,000 people in Arvada.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Arvada, COThornton, COUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock4058.4
 Water Quality (100=best)89  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock85.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.193  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock94100
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Reviews for Arvada    6 Reviews

We absolutely love it here. Schools are top notch and being close to the mountains is amazing.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I sorely miss the agricultural element that was a big part of Arvada, even up through the 1970s. The climate is beautiful, and Arvada used to have a large population of  More

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Over 10 years ago

Having lived in Arvada, Colorado for seven years, I will say that it is a nice and safe city to live in. The educational system is very good, as is the crime rate. The  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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