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Thornton, CO vs Aliso Viejo, CA

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- The median age of a home in Thornton is 3.8% younger than the median age of a home in Aliso Viejo.
 Thornton, COAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Median Home Age26  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$824,700$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock48.3%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.162.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$7.8$11.0
 Homes Owned70.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented26.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Thornton, COAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$4,320$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,550  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,680$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,070  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$4,380$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,060  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Thornton, COAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Thornton, COAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99914.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99923.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock39.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock10.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock1.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Thornton, COAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock12.7%13.6%
 2000 to 200926.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock51.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock4.0%14.8%
 1960 to 196922.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock0.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock0.2%12.2%
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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Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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