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Fort Lupton, CO vs Thornton, CO

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- The median age of a home in Fort Lupton is 40.9% older than the median age of a home in Thornton.
 Fort Lupton, COThornton, COUnited States
 Median Home Age442642
 Median Home Cost$451,000$504,900$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.2%13.4%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.62.2%57.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.173.9%162.8%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$5.3$6.3$11.0
 Homes Owned63.2%70.2%57.4%
 Housing Vacant2.0%3.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented34.8%26.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Fort Lupton, COThornton, COUnited States
 Average Rent$1,680$2,690$1,840
 Studio Apartment$820$1,550$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$920$1,710$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,200$2,070$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,700$2,730$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,870$3,060$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Fort Lupton, COThornton, COUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.1%1.4%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%0.1%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.0%0.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.1%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.3%0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.6%0.8%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Fort Lupton, COThornton, COUnited States
 Less Than $20,0002.3%1.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9991.1%2.5%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.4%1.5%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.1%1.4%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9993.2%0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.8%1.4%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,9997.7%1.8%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99928.0%14.0%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99940.2%32.5%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9996.6%23.6%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9995.7%16.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%1.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.5%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.1%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Fort Lupton, COThornton, COUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.3%0.2%
 2010 to 20148.9%26.5%13.6%
 2000 to 20098.9%26.5%13.6%
 1990 to 199922.3%22.7%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.6%13.7%13.2%
 1970 to 197920.4%15.5%14.8%
 1960 to 196922.3%22.7%13.6%
 1950 to 19597.0%5.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19491.1%0.3%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier19.2%0.3%12.2%
Reviews for Fort Lupton    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Fort Lupton..pros/ cons Pros 1. very low crime rate 2. very nice people 3. cheap cost of living Cons 1. awful job market 2. very limited cultural scene 3. like  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 4 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 9 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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