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Thornton, CO vs Puyallup, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Puyallup has been positive.
- Puyallup has 0.3% more unemployment than Thornton.
- Puyallup job growth has increased by 16.5% in the past 10 years.
 Thornton, COPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.4%42.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.0%-2.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.3%3.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth7.1%10.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth22.7%16.5%6.3%
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 4 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 9 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 Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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