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Wichita, KS vs Thornton, CO

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- The average commute for residents of Thornton is 12.8% longer than it is for residents of Wichita.
- 97.7% more residents of Thornton work from home compared to residents of Wichita.
 Wichita, KSThornton, COUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3127
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 Commute Mode
 Wichita, KSThornton, COUnited States
 Auto (alone)81.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock10.0%8.6%
 Mass Transit0.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.2%0.5%
 Walk1.2%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock10.1%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 Wichita, KSThornton, COUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.2.5%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.2%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.19.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock13.1%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.21.0%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.1%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock5.5%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.1.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock11.9%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.1.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock2.8%2.9%
Reviews for Wichita    58 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Grew up there in the 80s and moving back. It's very true about the feel-good blue skies and the friendliness of the communities. Wichita is perfect for those who want  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in Wichita for several years and it was a great place to live, low crime for such a large city. Very diverse, lots to do, plenty of jobs and beautiful  More

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I grew up there. Here's the good, bad and ugly. First the bad- the worst thing about this place is the weather. It absolutely sucks all year. It's windy and freezing all  More

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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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