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Eureka, CA vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- Thornton spends 5.5% less per student than Eureka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Thornton than in Eureka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Thornton had 0.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eureka
 Eureka, CAThornton, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,840$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,439  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10044573
 Students per Counselor659  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  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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