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Thornton, CO vs Poway, CA

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- Poway spends 10.2% more per student than Thornton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Poway than in Thornton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Poway had 4.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Thornton
 Thornton, COPoway, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,298  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor324  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%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 Poway    10 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Poway is a great place to live. People are friendly, neighbors watch out for each other. Great trails, beautiful views. Love to hear the birds. Family oriented. Yes  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here 37 years ago and love the birds singing in the morning, minimal traffic noise, and convenience to Carmel Mountain Ranch for shopping. Easy access to the  More

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I've lived here for 30 years. Back 30 years ago it was great. Small town, friendly people, etc. NOW Traffic is pretty bad but still better than most of SD county. I'm  More

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