Best PlacesMeadow Wood, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Meadow Wood, 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.
Meadow Wood, Aurora ranks 2,635th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Meadow Wood, 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 Wood, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Meadow Wood, Aurora ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Meadow Wood, Aurora ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% 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 Meadow Wood, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Meadow Wood, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $98,272, 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 Meadow Wood, 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 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 Meadow Wood, Aurora
Meadow Wood, Aurora runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Meadow Wood, Aurora.
Who works in Meadow Wood, Aurora, and how
Work in Meadow Wood, Aurora centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Meadow Wood, Aurora
Meadow Wood, Aurora has more parkland per resident than 85% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Meadow Wood, Aurora and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Meadow Wood, Aurora, month by month
Meadow Wood, 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 Meadow Wood, 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 Meadow Wood, Aurora
Schools across Meadow Wood, Aurora average a C+, better than 60% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Aurora Quest K-8A+ · 73% proficient
- Dartmouth Elementary SchoolD− · 13% 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 Meadow Wood, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Meadow Wood, 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 Wood, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Meadow Wood, Aurora
Is Meadow Wood, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Meadow Wood, Aurora ranks 2,635th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, fast internet, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality 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 Wood, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $477,271. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $98,272 median income, cost of living beats 71% of neighborhoods.
Is Meadow Wood, Aurora safe?
Yes, Meadow Wood, Aurora is safer than 58% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $562 per resident a year.
Compare Meadow Wood, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Meadow Wood, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Meadow Wood, 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 Wood, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Meadow Wood, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Meadow Wood, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Meadow Wood, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Meadow Wood, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Meadow Wood, 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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