Best PlacesPrides Crossing, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Prides Crossing, 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.
Prides Crossing, Aurora ranks 1,956th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Prides Crossing, 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.
Prides Crossing, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Prides Crossing, Aurora ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Prides Crossing, Aurora ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Short commute31.0 minutes each way, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,581 a month, better than only 18% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Prides Crossing, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Prides Crossing, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $110,945; 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 Prides Crossing, Aurora's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Prides Crossing, Aurora
Prides Crossing, Aurora runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Prides Crossing, Aurora.
Who works in Prides Crossing, Aurora, and how
Work in Prides Crossing, Aurora centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Prides Crossing, Aurora
Prides Crossing, Aurora has more parkland per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Prides Crossing, Aurora and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Prides Crossing, Aurora, month by month
Prides Crossing, Aurora sees roughly 112 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 Prides Crossing, 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 Prides Crossing, Aurora
Schools across Prides Crossing, Aurora average a D+, better than 19% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Peakview Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Summit Elementary SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Meadow Point Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Thunder Ridge Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Falcon Creek Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Horizon Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Endeavor AcademyD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Prides Crossing, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Prides Crossing, 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 Prides Crossing, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Prides Crossing, Aurora
Is Prides Crossing, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Prides Crossing, Aurora ranks 1,956th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, 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 Prides Crossing, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $474,063. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $110,945 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is Prides Crossing, Aurora safe?
Yes, Prides Crossing, Aurora is safer than 77% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $433 per resident a year.
Compare Prides Crossing, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Prides Crossing, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Prides Crossing, 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.
Prides Crossing, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Prides Crossing, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Prides Crossing, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Prides Crossing, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Prides Crossing, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Prides Crossing, 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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