The median home in Thornton, Colorado is valued at $492,391, down 3.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,858, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 22.1x — well above the national average of 18x. Thornton is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$492,391
-3.2%
Rent$1,858/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $1,041/mo cheaper ($1,858 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + CO ins. 28% per HUD.
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$98,478 on $492,391
Out of reach — 46.4% of income
Need $124,243/yr to afford.
PITI$2,899
P/I46.4%
Afford$297K
Gap-$195K
P&I $2,490Tax $209Ins $200
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