Best PlacesAurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora ranks 3,207th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,581 a month, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $114,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $83,501, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora's effective rate of 0.56%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora
Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora.
Who works in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora, and how
Work in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora centers on retail trade and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora.
What the weather is like in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora, month by month
Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 31° | 18° |
| April | 65° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 92° | 74° | 59° |
| October | 70° | 51° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora
Denver International sits about 15 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.1 million passengers in 2025, with 250 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora
Schools across Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora average a C+, better than 60% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Aurora Quest K-8A+ · 73% proficient
- Dalton Elementary SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Columbia Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Rangeview High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora
Is Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora ranks 3,207th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, and fast internet, and lowest on cell coverage and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $450,323. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $83,501 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora safe?
Yes, Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora is safer than 70% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $471 per resident a year.
Compare Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights, Aurora detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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