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Thornton, CO vs Tomball, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tomball has been positive.
- Tomball has 1.1% less unemployment than Thornton.
- Tomball job growth has increased by 10.2% in the past 10 years.
 Thornton, COTomball, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth22.7%  Unlock6.3%
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 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 Tomball    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

opportunities for theatre, music, museums abound in houston-20+ miles away, however traffic is bad from morning to late night and tickets are quite expensive. Museums  More

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With a college-age son, it is nice to have nearby Tomball College. The facility is excellent, the public library is actually part of the college campus and has extended  More

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Here you can have ALL the great stores and malls right near you, but still feel like you live in a suburban area. Housing prices are unbeatable and neighborhoods are  More

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