Best PlacesTollgate Overlook, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tollgate Overlook, 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.
Tollgate Overlook, Aurora ranks 3,754th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tollgate Overlook, 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.
Tollgate Overlook, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tollgate Overlook, Aurora ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Tollgate Overlook, Aurora ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tollgate Overlook, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tollgate Overlook, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $74,054, 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 Tollgate Overlook, Aurora's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tollgate Overlook, Aurora
Tollgate Overlook, Aurora runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tollgate Overlook, Aurora.
Who works in Tollgate Overlook, Aurora, and how
Work in Tollgate Overlook, Aurora centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Tollgate Overlook, Aurora
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tollgate Overlook, Aurora.
What the weather is like in Tollgate Overlook, Aurora, month by month
Tollgate Overlook, 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 Tollgate Overlook, Aurora
Denver International sits about 12 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 Tollgate Overlook, Aurora
Schools across Tollgate Overlook, Aurora average a C, better than 46% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Aurora Quest K-8A+ · 73% proficient
- Murphy Creek K-8 SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mrachek Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Vista Peak 9-12 PreparatoryC · 32% proficient
- William Smith High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tollgate Overlook, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tollgate Overlook, 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 Tollgate Overlook, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tollgate Overlook, Aurora
Is Tollgate Overlook, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tollgate Overlook, Aurora ranks 3,754th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tollgate Overlook, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $400,387. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $74,054 median income, cost of living beats 45% of neighborhoods.
Is Tollgate Overlook, Aurora safe?
Tollgate Overlook, Aurora is safer than 54% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $594 per resident a year.
Compare Tollgate Overlook, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tollgate Overlook, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tollgate Overlook, 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.
Tollgate Overlook, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tollgate Overlook, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tollgate Overlook, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tollgate Overlook, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tollgate Overlook, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tollgate Overlook, 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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