Welby, CO vs Thornton, CO

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricWelby, COThornton, CO
Population16,197144,187
Median Household Income$80,026$103,088
Median Rent$1,656/mo$1,895/mo
Median Home Value$385,000$517,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)106106
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income65.6%56.2%
Poverty Rate12.6%7%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)4.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k380*251
Property Crime Rate /100k2,127*2,285
Median AQI4949
Good AQI Days /yr201201
Summer Highs88°F88°F
Winter Lows19°F19°F
Snowfall45 in/yr45 in/yr
Avg Commute27.7 min30.4 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher16.518.3
College Degree Rate14.8%32.8%
Foreign-Born %20.5%14%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.3%+4.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Welby (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.