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Murrieta, CA vs Thornton, CO

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- Household income in Thornton, is 12% less than it is in Murrieta and is 20% above the National Average.
- Murrieta unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Thornton unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Murrieta, CAThornton, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,991  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$86,818$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,346  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Murrieta, CAThornton, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Murrieta, CAThornton, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.8%13.1%
Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 2 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  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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