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Biddeford, ME vs Thornton, CO

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- Thornton is 0% more densely populated than Biddeford.
- People are 33.7% more likely to be married in Thornton.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years younger in Thornton.
 Biddeford, METhornton, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock140,538329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.738.4
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 Population - 201021,270  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock82,384285,036,114
 Population - 199020,710  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock79.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now3.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,980.693.4
 Land Area30.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Biddeford, METhornton, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.4%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3418.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Biddeford, METhornton, COUnited States
 White90.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.8%12.2%
 Asian2.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock36.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Biddeford, METhornton, COUnited States
 Married Population40.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock52.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.3%50.2%
 Never Married42.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed4.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.942.60
 Households9,198  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock34,01580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,104  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock15.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children11.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Over 17 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  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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