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Thornton, CO vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Household income in Lake Oswego, is 39% more than it is in Thornton and is 43% above the National Average.
- Thornton unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Lake Oswego unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Thornton, COLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,181  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$120,585$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,078  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Thornton, COLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock27.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Thornton, COLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
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 Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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