2025 Compare Cities Health:
Brea, CA vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- There are 63 physicians per 100,000 people in Thornton.
- There are 249 physicians per 100,000 people in Brea.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Brea, CAThornton, COUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock4058.4
 Water Quality (100=best)65  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock85.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.249  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock94100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 12 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  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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