Four Square Mile vs Thornton

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Four Square Mile, CO

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Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Thornton, CO

Area Score

Top 49% nationally

Signals

Four Square Mile

Thornton

Opportunity

49 · Bottom 35%

50 · Bottom 37%

Climate

59 · Bottom 11%

Physical resilience

45 · Bottom 36%

69 · Top 38%

Housing affordability

52 · Bottom 11%

68 · Bottom 31%

Access

100 · Top 1%

Economic stability

64 · Top 43%

78 · Top 10%

Measured values

Metric	Four Square Mile	Thornton	Source period
Population	23,024	144,187	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income	$80,903	$103,088	2024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income	$44,926	$43,571	2024 ACS 5-Year
Population density	8,521/sq mi	3,948/sq mi	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value	$474,200	$517,500	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent	$1,833	$1,895	2024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate	26.4%	71.4%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.0%	June 2026
Employment change (year over year)	-2.9%	-2.8%	June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.0%	32.8%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate	14.8%	7.0%	2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high	90°F	90°F	1991-2020 Normals
Average January low	18°F	18°F	1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation	15.4"	15.4"	1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport	8 mi	9 mi	NASR current cycle
Average commute	27.7 min	32.3 min	2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age	31.2	34.7	2024 ACS 5-Year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Physical risk tradeoff

Four Square Mile

Elevated or high exposure: hail, tornado.

Thornton

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

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