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Aurora is a big city of 394,432 people in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It's about 9 miles from Denver, CO. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $469k and rent runs about $2k a month.
394,432people
$469kTypical home
$1,835/moRent
90° / 46°Summer / winter
50"Snow
284Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 394,432
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,404 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Denver, CO
- 9 mi to Denver, CO
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $469k (≈$2,958/mo)
- Median rent $1,835/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (758 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,446 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to DEN airport
- 11 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,551 ft
- 753 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,135 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 374 bars within 25 mi
- 777 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 32 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 44 museums within 25 mi
- 116 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Colorado districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Arapahoe County: D+20 in 2024
- Colorado: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk