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Thornton, CO vs Eden Prairie, MN

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- The average commute for residents of Eden Prairie is 7.5% shorter than it is for residents of Thornton.
- 76.2% more residents of Eden Prairie work from home compared to residents of Thornton.
 Thornton, COEden Prairie, MNUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Thornton, COEden Prairie, MNUnited States
 Auto (alone)75.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock6.2%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.5%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.3%0.5%
 Walk1.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock17.9%9.7%
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 Thornton, COEden Prairie, MNUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock8.1%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock17.3%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock9.3%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.18.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock3.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock5.7%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock1.4%2.9%
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 Eden Prairie    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota for 33 years and have worked in Eden Prairie for 10 years as a software developer. The Minnesota metro is known for its high number of fortune  More

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Over 10 years ago

Eden Prairie (EP) is a great place to live. Lots of shopping, plenty of restaurants, small businesses, large employers, low unemployment rate, only about 15 minutes to  More

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Winter starts in September and doesn't end until May. There is lots of snow, and from December - early April, white snow against gray skies will be the prevalent color,  More

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