Thornton, CO
MoveScore 53 out of 100 (Below average) · 4 of 6 federal sources
Score Breakdown
Each sub-score is normalized to 0-100. Missing sub-scores are skipped, not penalized.
What the Federal Data Says
Safety (FBI UCR)
Violent crime rate: 665.3 per 100k
Property crime rate: 1479.6 per 100k
Safety score: 49 (D)
Water (EPA SDWIS)
Safety score: 70 (B)
Recent violations: 13
Fiscal Health (Census ASPEP)
Per-capita spending: $14,462
Fiscal score: 54
Hospitals (CMS HCAHPS)
Average quality rating: 2.0 / 5
Hospitals tracked: 1
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the MoveScore of Thornton, CO?
Thornton has a MoveScore of 53 out of 100 (grade D, Below average). The score averages 4 of six federal livability dimensions with equal weight.
Where does the Thornton data come from?
Thornton sub-scores come from federal government sources: the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for crime, EPA SDWIS for water safety, EPA AQS for air quality, NCES CCD and EDFacts for schools, Census ASPEP for municipal fiscal health, and CMS HCAHPS for hospital quality.
Is Thornton safe?
Thornton has a safety score of 49 (grade D), based on an FBI-reported violent crime rate of 665.3 per 100,000 residents and a property crime rate of 1479.6 per 100,000.
Sub-scores are normalized to 0-100 and averaged with equal weight. Missing sources are skipped. A composite requires at least three of the six sub-scores.
The this entity record above pulls directly from federal datasets including BLS, Census ACS, FBI Crime Data, NOAA Climate Normals, and NCES. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. city relocation factors — cost, climate, wages, crime, education distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (cost), Census Bureau ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, 2026.