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Thornton, CO vs Joplin, MO

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- Joplin spends 31.2% less per student than Thornton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.8% lower in Joplin than in Thornton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Joplin had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thornton
 Thornton, COJoplin, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,205$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,094$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4754573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
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 Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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