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Thornton, CO vs Harrisburg, PA

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- The average commute for residents of Harrisburg is 12.0% shorter than it is for residents of Thornton.
- 8.3% fewer residents of Harrisburg work from home compared to residents of Thornton.
 Thornton, COHarrisburg, PAUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Thornton, COHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Auto (alone)75.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.6%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.5%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.7%0.5%
 Walk1.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.3%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Thornton, COHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.7%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock25.0%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.18.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.3%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock3.8%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.8%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 Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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