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Pomona vs Thornton

Pomona, CA compared with Thornton, CO · 814 miles apart

Pomona has 147,807 residents to Thornton’s 147,766. Pomona comes out ahead on median rent, clear days a year. Thornton does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Pomona, CA Thornton, CO
Population 147,807 147,766
Density (per sq mi) 6,431 4,032
Median household income $79,479 $103,088
Median home value $593,800 $517,500
Median rent $1,810 $1,895
Homeownership 54% 71.4%
Average commute 31.8 min 30.4 min
Median age 36 34.7
Bachelor's degree + 20.3% 32.8%
Poverty rate 14.3% 7%
Unemployment 6.6% 4.5%
Price to income 7.5×
Clear days a year 74 38
Days above 90°F 79 44

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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