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Thornton, CO vs Sun City, AZ

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- The average commute for residents of Sun City is 6.0% shorter than it is for residents of Thornton.
- 38.5% more residents of Sun City work from home compared to residents of Thornton.
 Thornton, COSun City, AZUnited States
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 Thornton, COSun City, AZUnited States
 Auto (alone)75.6%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock7.9%8.6%
 Mass Transit2.5%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.5%0.5%
 Walk1.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock14.0%9.7%
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 Thornton, COSun City, AZUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.0%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock10.5%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.9.1%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock14.8%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.13.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.18.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock4.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.6.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock5.4%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.7%2.9%
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 Sun City    9 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We are so happy to live in Sun City. The Sun City Recreation Centers are available for use by all citizens who pay the yearly membership (required). There are many  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sun City, Arizona is a great place to live either year round or as a snow bird. Sun City has wonderful recreation centers (8 and counting) with over 150 clubs with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Payson, but moved away searching for some Culture, drama, & musicals. I really enjoyed the hiking, and ourdoors living in Payson. After I recuperated from  More

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