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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. 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×

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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