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Foxfield vs Aurora

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (598.5× in Aurora) and trails (236.4× in Aurora).

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Foxfield, COHomes around $1.07MColorado · 659 people
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Aurora, COA college townColorado · 394,432 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

FoxfieldHomes around $1.07M
Housing$1.07M typical home100% above the CO typical home SchoolsBetter than 88%of CO districts All about Foxfield →
AuroraA college town
College town4 collegesUniversity of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Famous people62 notable peopleborn in Aurora SafetySafer than 5%of U.S. towns we grade All about Aurora →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size598.5×
Aurora is the bigger place
Aurora 394,432Foxfield 659
Trails236.4×
Aurora has more miles of trail
Aurora 118.2 miFoxfield 0.5 mi
Household income2.3×
Households in Foxfield earn more
Foxfield $200,938Aurora $88,368
Home values2.3×
Homes cost more in Foxfield
Foxfield $1,065,900Aurora $469,100
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Foxfield
Foxfield $4,971Aurora $2,457
Homeowners+36.8 pts renters
Aurora has more renters
Foxfield 99.2%Aurora 62.4%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $3,440 more a month in Foxfield

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Foxfield$6,010/mo
Typical home $1.07M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.47% · Housing →
Aurora$2,570/mo
Typical home $453K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.52% · or rent about $1,835/mo · Housing →

The difference: $3,440 a month, about $41,300 a year, between Foxfield and Aurora.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Colorado ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–FoxfieldNot graded DAuroraSafer than 5% of U.S. towns
Schools
AFoxfieldBetter than 88% of districts in the state B+AuroraBetter than 68% of districts in the state
Health
–FoxfieldNot graded B+AuroraHealthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Where they are

Foxfield and Aurora share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

FoxfieldAuroraFoxfieldAurora
Foxfield ↔ Aurora9.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
54 Foxfield residents work in Aurora (13.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Foxfield →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
FoxfieldAurora
Snow a year64″49″
January low—18°F
July high—90°F
Growing season (days)—156d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th47th
Outdoors & history
FoxfieldAurora
Trails—118 mi
Conserved land—10%
Settled—1891
National Register places—10
Archive photos118
Famous people born here—62
Community
FoxfieldAurora
Library hours a week—48 hrs
Colleges in town—4
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

FoxfieldAurora
People
Population 659Lowest 394,432Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +10.1%Lowest CO: +14.8% +18.8%Highest CO: +14.8%
Median age 52.9±8.3Highest 40% above CO 35.3±0.3Lowest 6% below CO
Kids under 18 17.6%±4.6Lowest CO: 21% 23.9%±0.5Highest CO: 21%
Age 65+ 28.5%±2.4Highest CO: 15.6% 12.4%±0.4Lowest CO: 15.6%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.6%Highest CO: 45.7% 33.6%Lowest CO: 45.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±2.9Lowest CO: 6.4% 5.4%±0.3Highest CO: 6.4%
Aurora and Foxfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $200,938±$35kHighest 110% above CO $88,368±$2kLowest 7% below CO
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,065,900±$68kHighest 98% above CO $469,100±$4kLowest 13% below CO
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,835±$26 4% above CO
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,971Highest 91% above CO $2,457Lowest 6% below CO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±100Highest CO: 52.9% 60.3%±2.6Lowest CO: 52.9%
Foxfield and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2%Lowest CO: 9.4% 11.9%Highest CO: 9.4%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 99.2%Highest CO: 66.2% 62.4%Lowest CO: 66.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1982Lowest 6 yrs older than CO 1985Highest 3 yrs older than CO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 6% above CO 29 minHighest 13% above CO
Work from home 26.2%±9.2Highest CO: 21% 16.5%±0.8Lowest CO: 21%
Foxfield and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.2%Lowest 22.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.3 miHighest 9.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 0.91Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Denver (25%)Denver (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 13% work in AuroraFew work in Foxfield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 10%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 118.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 145Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.3Lowest 62.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#106 of 142 in CO
School district —Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A · Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah
High school in town —Cherokee Trail High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 20.2
Colorado average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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