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Thornton, CO vs Liberty Lake, WA

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- Household income in Liberty Lake, is 11% more than it is in Thornton and is 28% above the National Average.
- Thornton unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Liberty Lake unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Thornton, COLiberty Lake, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,181  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$96,169$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,078  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Thornton, COLiberty Lake, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Thornton, COLiberty Lake, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.0%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 Liberty Lake    3 Reviews

Liberty Lake is a rare find anywhere in the country. This town is a Tree City USA, with a small population, lots of big nice parks, lots of community events (awesome  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have lived in many places and this is by far the best in all  More

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Over 17 years ago

We moved to Liberty Lake seven years ago, and we love it here. It offers Well manicured Streets and walk ways for walkers, bikers, mom's pushing strollers, walking  More

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