2025 Compare Cities Health:
Thornton, CO vs New Castle, CO

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Highlights
- There are 170 physicians per 100,000 people in New Castle.
- There are 63 physicians per 100,000 people in Thornton.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Thornton, CONew Castle, COUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock90.558.4
 Water Quality (100=best)80  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock94.286.9
 Physicians per Cap.63  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock109100
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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 New Castle    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Small town  More

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Over 12 years ago

Been here about 1 1/2 years. Climate is great, lots of snow in winter, mild summers but still hits triple digits though:/ Work is hard to come by unless you are in the  More

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New Castle is a small town outside of Glenwood Springs. We have beautiful weather, gorgeous mountains but it is very expensive to live here... I think the cost of  More

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