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Lincoln, NE vs Thornton, CO

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- The average commute for residents of Thornton is 12.6% longer than it is for residents of Lincoln.
- 43.8% more residents of Thornton work from home compared to residents of Lincoln.
 Lincoln, NEThornton, COUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 Lincoln, NEThornton, COUnited States
 Auto (alone)78.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.0%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk3.3%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Lincoln, NEThornton, COUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.9%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.21.0%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.17.8%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.7.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock11.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.2.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.8%2.9%
Reviews for Lincoln    67 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln since 1965. Since the Boosalis Administration the city has been in a slow continual decline despite a growing population. Downtown Lincoln is  More

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I grew up in Lincoln. As a child I have nothing but fond memories of this city. I moved around a few times, places including Crete, and Omaha. Lincoln gives you the best  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Lincoln for 7 years and love it. Communities are safe, and if you forget to close your garage door, neighbors will call you. There are lots of trails that  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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