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Thornton, CO vs West Des Moines, IA

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- People living in West Des Moines are 29.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Thornton
 Thornton, COWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock59.9%49.4%
 Baptist1.0%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Catholic16.6%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.2%2.1%
 Lutheran1.3%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock0.8%1.9%
 Methodist0.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.0%1.7%
 Other Christian3.9%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Eastern1.0%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.0%0.9%
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 West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 16 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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