Housing mix

Thornton, CO housing supply, ownership, and rent

What the latest ACS housing mix can and cannot tell buyers and renters comparing options in Thornton, CO.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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The local figures answer the first question: Thornton, CO's current ACS housing baseline includes 52,250 total housing units, 50,566 occupied units, and 1,684 vacant units. For the decision at hand, those counts may still help a borrower establish the scale of the measured housing base before comparing tenure, rent, current listings, property condition, and financing. The figures describe stock across the survey period; they do not say that 1,684 homes were listed for sale or available to rent at one moment. In practical terms, reading 52,250 total units with 50,566 occupied and 1,684 vacant units keeps the release internally grounded while leaving live availability to current listing and property evidence.

Thornton, CO's ACS median gross rent is $1,895, while renter-occupied units account for 28.6% of occupied housing and owner-occupied units account for 71.4%.