How Aurora compares across Colorado
Aurora is ranked on 39 lists against the 160 Colorado towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 74% of Colorado
Not better or worse, just Aurora’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Aurora out-ranks 0 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Aurora lands in the top half on 7 of 26 lists
Each dot is Aurora’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in CO, the right end is last. Areas where Aurora does best come first.
Where Aurora lands in every CO ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Superior · 100 / 100
#109
Lowest obesity#1 Superior · 15%
#98
Fewest smokers#1 Lone Tree · 7%
#100
Most active#1 Superior · 9%
#115
Fewest uninsured#1 Genesee · 4%
#126
Lowest depression#1 Sherrelwood · 20%
#37
Closest to a top hospital#1 Trinidad · 0.1 mi
#72 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Breckenridge · 55.9%
#81
Most new homes#1 Timnath · 44.0 per 1,000
#36
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Breckenridge · +76.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Federal Heights · 33.9 per home
#18 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Federal Heights · 1.0 yrs
#63
Cheapest rent#1 La Junta · $642/mo
#86
Lowest property tax#1 Walsenburg · $393/yr
#67
Rent easiest to afford#1 Craig · 33.3%
#45 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Gunbarrel · 55.3%
#58
Most trails#1 New Castle · 7.2 mi / sq mi
#118
Most walkable#1 Edgewater · 188 / sq mi
#101 People
Most educated#1 Cherry Hills Village · 83.4%
#98
Youngest#1 Air Force Academy · 21.0
#46
Oldest#1 Lincoln Park · 59.1
#114
Most residents 65+#1 Lincoln Park · 34.7%
#110
S
Most kids#1 Sierra Ridge · 34%
#64 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Lamar · 9.7 min
#122 Schools
Best schools#1 Cherry Hills Village · +32.0 pts
#106
Highest graduation rate#1 Lamar · 97%
#127 Safety
Safest#1 Milliken · 4.8
#75 
The number on the right is Aurora’s spot. All of Colorado’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every CO list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.