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Thornton, CO vs Vero Beach, FL

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- The median age of a home in Thornton is 80.8% younger than the median age of a home in Vero Beach.
 Thornton, COVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Median Home Age26  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$349,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months13.4%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock85.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.162.8%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$9.7$11.0
 Homes Owned70.2%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock28.8%11.2%
 Homes Rented26.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Thornton, COVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,760$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,550  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,150$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,070  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,780$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,060  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Thornton, COVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock4.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.1%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.3%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock13.8%3.6%
 Vacant Other0.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Thornton, COVero Beach, FLUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.5%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock1.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock6.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9991.4%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock13.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99914.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock5.1%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99923.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock18.4%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock6.1%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.1%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock2.4%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Thornton, COVero Beach, FLUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock6.4%13.6%
 2000 to 200926.5%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock6.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198913.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock29.1%14.8%
 1960 to 196922.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock13.9%10.0%
 1940 to 19490.3%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock6.4%12.2%
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 6 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 11 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 Vero Beach    22 Reviews

I grew up in Miami, BEFORE you had to wear a bullet proof vest to live there! I have lived in 9 other states and moved back to Fla over 2 years ago. First to Naples  More

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Over 14 years ago

Thanks for sharing fun facts about Vero Beach but more over: Let it be boring....no fun...no bars... After all...where ever the so called "fun" is... rest  More

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Over 14 years ago

relocating to vero beach, understand quite laid back, what to do, we enjoy endlessly, cards, majong, board games, semi formal dinner dances, are we in the right place,  More

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