2025 Compare Cities Health:
Silver Spring, MD vs Thornton, CO

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Highlights
- There are 63 physicians per 100,000 people in Thornton.
- There are 506 physicians per 100,000 people in Silver Spring.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Silver Spring, MDThornton, COUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock4058.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock85.586.9
 Physicians per Cap.506  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock94100
   (100 = best)
Reviews for Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  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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