2025 Compare Cities Health:
Thornton, CO vs Mountain View, CA

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Highlights
- There are 257 physicians per 100,000 people in Mountain View.
- There are 63 physicians per 100,000 people in Thornton.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Thornton, COMountain View, CAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock53.458.4
 Water Quality (100=best)80  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock83.686.9
 Physicians per Cap.63  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock101100
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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 Mountain View    15 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

It’s  More

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I've lived here 25 years. Perfect climate. Very central for employment opportunities. Really great schools. 45 min to San Fran, 45 min to Santa Cruz beach. Shoreline  More

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Over 15 years ago

I was born and raised in Mountain View. I used to really like this city, and California. Unfortunately, the city (along with the state) has been over run with high  More

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