Best PlacesSterling Hills, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sterling Hills, 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.
Sterling Hills, Aurora ranks 2,231st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sterling 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.
Sterling Hills, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sterling Hills, Aurora ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Sterling Hills, Aurora ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sterling Hills, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sterling Hills, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,292, 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 Sterling Hills, Aurora's effective rate of 0.70%, 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 Sterling Hills, Aurora
Sterling Hills, 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 Sterling Hills, Aurora.
Who works in Sterling Hills, Aurora, and how
Work in Sterling Hills, Aurora centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sterling Hills, Aurora
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sterling Hills, Aurora.
What the weather is like in Sterling Hills, Aurora, month by month
Sterling Hills, 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 Sterling Hills, Aurora
Denver International sits about 14 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 Sterling Hills, Aurora
Schools across Sterling Hills, Aurora average a C+, better than 53% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Aurora Quest K-8A+ · 73% proficient
- Aurora Frontier K-8C · 34% proficient
- Side Creek Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mrachek Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Rangeview High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Vista Peak 9-12 PreparatoryC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sterling Hills, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sterling 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 Sterling Hills, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sterling Hills, Aurora
Is Sterling Hills, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sterling Hills, Aurora ranks 2,231st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, heat safety, and low crime, and lowest on walkability and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sterling Hills, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $499,453. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $88,292 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Sterling Hills, Aurora safe?
Yes, Sterling Hills, Aurora is safer than 95% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
Compare Sterling Hills, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sterling Hills, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sterling 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.
Sterling Hills, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sterling Hills, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sterling Hills, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sterling Hills, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sterling Hills, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sterling 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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