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Chicago, IL vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- Thornton spends 32.3% less per student than Chicago.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.6% higher in Thornton than in Chicago. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thornton had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Chicago
 Chicago, ILThornton, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,508  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor481  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Chicago    270 Reviews

I've lived in Chicago city and later moved to suburbs when family size increased. Absolutely love this city. This is the cleanest and most beautiful among the major  More

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Chicago is probably the best value in a major city that you can find and my personal favorite city. It will become increasingly important as climate change makes the  More

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I've live on north side and south side, UIC medical center. Don't move here go to the north side. No good amenities, if you get bored with one there is no other choices.  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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