Best PlacesMeadow Hills, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meadow Hills, 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.
Meadow Hills, Aurora ranks 2,889th 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 Meadow Hills, 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.
Meadow Hills, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meadow Hills, Aurora ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Meadow Hills, Aurora ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,581 a month, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Meadow Hills, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meadow Hills, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $96,458; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Meadow Hills, Aurora's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Meadow Hills, Aurora
Meadow Hills, 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 Meadow Hills, Aurora.
Who works in Meadow Hills, Aurora, and how
Work in Meadow Hills, Aurora centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Meadow Hills, Aurora
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Meadow Hills, Aurora.
What the weather is like in Meadow Hills, Aurora, month by month
Meadow Hills, Aurora sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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 | 64° | 48° | 32° |
| July | 90° | 74° | 59° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Meadow Hills, Aurora
Denver International sits about 17 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 Meadow Hills, Aurora
Schools across Meadow Hills, Aurora average a D−, better than 9% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Aurora Quest K-8A+ · 73% proficient
- Polton Community Elementary SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Independence Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Laredo Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Columbia Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Prairie Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Rangeview High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Endeavor AcademyD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Meadow Hills, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meadow Hills, 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 Meadow Hills, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Meadow Hills, Aurora
Is Meadow Hills, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meadow Hills, Aurora ranks 2,889th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, 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 Meadow Hills, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $429,506. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $96,458 median income, cost of living beats 74% of neighborhoods.
Is Meadow Hills, Aurora safe?
Meadow Hills, Aurora is safer than 51% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $612 per resident a year.
Compare Meadow Hills, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meadow Hills, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meadow Hills, 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.
Meadow Hills, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meadow Hills, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meadow Hills, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meadow Hills, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meadow Hills, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meadow Hills, 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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