Best PlacesShenandoah, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Shenandoah, Aurora, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Shenandoah, Aurora ranks 1,834th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and cell coverage ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Shenandoah, 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.
Shenandoah, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Shenandoah, Aurora ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Household income$122,642 median, better than 82% of neighborhoods
Where Shenandoah, Aurora ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Shenandoah, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $144,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Shenandoah, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $122,642, 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 Shenandoah, Aurora's effective rate of 0.51%, 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 Shenandoah, Aurora
Shenandoah, 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 Shenandoah, Aurora.
Who works in Shenandoah, Aurora, and how
Work in Shenandoah, Aurora centers on professional & technical 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 71%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Shenandoah, Aurora
Shenandoah, Aurora has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Shenandoah, Aurora and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Shenandoah, Aurora, month by month
Shenandoah, 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 Shenandoah, Aurora
Denver International sits about 18 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 Shenandoah, Aurora
Schools across Shenandoah, Aurora average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Indian Ridge Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Sagebrush Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Laredo Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Smoky Hill High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Endeavor AcademyD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Shenandoah, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Shenandoah, 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 Shenandoah, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Shenandoah, Aurora
Is Shenandoah, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Shenandoah, Aurora ranks 1,834th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, what local pay buys, and heat safety, and lowest on cell coverage and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Shenandoah, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $572,136. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $122,642 median income, cost of living beats 89% of neighborhoods.
Is Shenandoah, Aurora safe?
Yes, Shenandoah, Aurora is safer than 82% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $402 per resident a year.
Compare Shenandoah, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Shenandoah, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Shenandoah, 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.
Shenandoah, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Shenandoah, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Shenandoah, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Shenandoah, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Shenandoah, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Shenandoah, 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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