The Villas at Sunny Acres Retirement Community

Thornton, CO · Adams 12 Five Star Schools · #10 in Thornton

Livability68.3/ 100
Where to live
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Why this score

What we measured for a family deciding where to buy.

Schools61.0
37 elementary nearby, avg 3.0/5
Services access87.1
Across the 9 PCS verticals
Distance to base54.8
17 mi to the gate · 44 min

Crime isn't folded into this score — it's only reported at the county level, not by neighborhood. See the county figure below.

Crime & safety

Violent crime for the county The Villas at Sunny Acres Retirement Community sits in — the closest honest grain for crime data.

Area safety
372violent crimes / 100k
About the national average(US avg 387)

County-level violent-crime rate for Adams County, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program via County Health Rankings (2022). Crime isn't reported at the neighborhood level — this is the closest honest grain and applies to the whole county.

What's reachable

Counts within a short drive of The Villas at Sunny Acres Retirement Community, with the average Google rating.

Daycares & Childcare
56 4.4
Hospitals
7 3.8
Pediatricians
71 4.2
Dentists
69 4.3
Veterinarians
28 4.4
Self Storage
20 4.5
Moving Companies
37 3.9
Gyms & Fitness
59 4.5
Grocery Stores
79 3.9

Housing budget

BAH · E-5 w/ dependents · DENVER, CO
$2,841/mo

Same BAH applies to every neighborhood in the housing area — see the Thornton community guide for the full pay-grade table and the VA loan facts.

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