
Thornton, CO
US City in Colorado, West · ranked on 30 metrics
Thornton, CO is a US city in Colorado with a population of 149,318 (181st of 477). It ranks best for Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (39th of 434), Poverty Rate (%) (51st of 434), Median Household Income (79th of 434). It ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (391st of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (330th of 434), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (247th of 395).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202439th of 43491
- Poverty Rate (%)7.02%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202451st of 43488
- Median Household Income$103,088Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202479th of 43482
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025109th of 39573
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025123rd of 39569
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 153rd of 46066
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025144th of 39564
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 246th of 46046
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024237th of 43445
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024391st of 43410
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 380th of 46017
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025321st of 39519
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024345th of 43421
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 360th of 46021
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024330th of 43424
- Price Level (Goods)101.0Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 311th of 46032
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025247th of 39538
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 12 widely reported measures from 3 categories, leaving out size and totals


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Quick answers
- What is the population of Thornton, CO?
- Thornton, CO has a population of 149,318, 181st among 477 US cities.
- What does Thornton, CO rank best at?
- Among US cities, Thornton, CO ranks best for Homes with Broadband Internet (%) (39th of 434); Poverty Rate (%) (51st of 434); Median Household Income (79th of 434).
- Where does Thornton, CO rank worst?
- Thornton, CO ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (391st of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (330th of 434); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (247th of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Thornton, CO?
- Rankodex ranks Thornton, CO on 30 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
30 metrics with a value for this place, in 6 topics