Best PlacesEast Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora ranks 3,258th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, 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.
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 7% 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
- Short commute30.5 minutes each way, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,065, 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 East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, 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 East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora.
Who works in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, and how
Work in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora.
What the weather is like in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora, month by month
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, 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 East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, 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 East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora
Schools across East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Eastridge Community Elementary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Ponderosa Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- 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 East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, 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 East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora
Is East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora ranks 3,258th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and few empty homes, and lowest on the schools and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $448,095. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $99,065 median income, cost of living beats 77% of neighborhoods.
Is East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora safe?
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora is safer than 31% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $842 per resident a year.
Compare East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, 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.
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park, 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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