Best PlacesDam East-West, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dam East-West, 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.
Dam East-West, Aurora ranks 3,846th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dam East-West, 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.
Dam East-West, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dam East-West, Aurora ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Dam East-West, Aurora ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Dam East-West, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $112,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dam East-West, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,595, 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 Dam East-West, Aurora's effective rate of 0.44%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dam East-West, Aurora
Dam East-West, Aurora runs older than the country, 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 Dam East-West, Aurora.
Who works in Dam East-West, Aurora, and how
Work in Dam East-West, Aurora centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Dam East-West, Aurora
Dam East-West, Aurora has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Dam East-West, Aurora and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Dam East-West, Aurora, month by month
Dam East-West, 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 Dam East-West, Aurora
Denver International sits about 16 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 Dam East-West, Aurora
Schools across Dam East-West, Aurora average a D−, better than 9% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Belleview Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Polton Community Elementary SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Campus Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Prairie Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Endeavor AcademyD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dam East-West, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dam East-West, 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 Dam East-West, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Dam East-West, Aurora
Is Dam East-West, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dam East-West, Aurora ranks 3,846th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, civic engagement, and heat safety, and lowest on noise and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dam East-West, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $449,204. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $84,595 median income, cost of living beats 64% of neighborhoods.
Is Dam East-West, Aurora safe?
Dam East-West, Aurora is safer than 28% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $993 per resident a year.
Compare Dam East-West, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dam East-West, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dam East-West, 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.
Dam East-West, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dam East-West, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dam East-West, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dam East-West, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dam East-West, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dam East-West, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.