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Waco vs Thornton

Waco, TX compared with Thornton, CO · 722 miles apart

Waco has 147,788 residents to Thornton’s 147,766. Waco comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Thornton does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Waco, TX Thornton, CO
Population 147,788 147,766
Density (per sq mi) 1,624 4,032
Median household income $54,365 $103,088
Median home value $221,700 $517,500
Median rent $1,165 $1,895
Homeownership 49.4% 71.4%
Average commute 18.7 min 30.4 min
Median age 29.7 34.7
Bachelor's degree + 28.7% 32.8%
Poverty rate 23.1% 7%
Unemployment 4.6% 4.5%
Price to income 4.1×

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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