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Newport, OR vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Thornton, is 64% more than it is in Newport and is 20% above the National Average.
- Newport unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- Thornton unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Newport, ORThornton, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,060  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$86,818$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,556  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newport, ORThornton, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newport, ORThornton, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.8%13.1%
Reviews for Newport    9 Reviews

We moved here 13 years ago from Seattle. I have no regrets whatsoever. People are friendly, the beaches are pristine , the schools are wonderful and crime is very low.  More

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I moved here four years ago so I have had an opportunity to really assess what is going on. I am moving. This is a nice place to visit not live if you are an educated  More

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I came across this website, as my wife and I will be moving from London, UK to Oregon in order for my wife to be closer to her parents. Needless to say it can be  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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