Best PlacesPheasant Run, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pheasant Run, 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.
Pheasant Run, Aurora ranks 2,752nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pheasant Run, 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.
Pheasant Run, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pheasant Run, Aurora ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 150 pleasant days a year, better than 75% of neighborhoods
Where Pheasant Run, Aurora ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,581 a month, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pheasant Run, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $121,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pheasant Run, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,476, 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 Pheasant Run, Aurora's effective rate of 0.50%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pheasant Run, Aurora
Pheasant Run, Aurora's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pheasant Run, Aurora.
Who works in Pheasant Run, Aurora, and how
Work in Pheasant Run, Aurora centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pheasant Run, Aurora
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pheasant Run, Aurora.
What the weather is like in Pheasant Run, Aurora, month by month
Pheasant Run, Aurora sees roughly 150 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 Pheasant Run, 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 Pheasant Run, Aurora
Schools across Pheasant Run, Aurora average a D−, better than 9% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Indian Ridge Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Sagebrush Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Independence Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Laredo Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Endeavor AcademyD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pheasant Run, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pheasant Run, 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 Pheasant Run, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pheasant Run, Aurora
Is Pheasant Run, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pheasant Run, Aurora ranks 2,752nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, few empty homes, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pheasant Run, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $482,991. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $95,476 median income, cost of living beats 73% of neighborhoods.
Is Pheasant Run, Aurora safe?
Yes, Pheasant Run, Aurora is safer than 68% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $499 per resident a year.
Compare Pheasant Run, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pheasant Run, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pheasant Run, 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.
Pheasant Run, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pheasant Run, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pheasant Run, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pheasant Run, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pheasant Run, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pheasant Run, 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.