2025 Compare Cities Health:
Palmdale, CA vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- There are 63 physicians per 100,000 people in Thornton.
- There are 211 physicians per 100,000 people in Palmdale.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Palmdale, CAThornton, COUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock4058.4
 Water Quality (100=best)52  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock85.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.211  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock94100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 6 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 11 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  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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