Best PlacesVillage East, Aurora, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Village East, 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.
Village East, Aurora ranks 2,818th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Village East, 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.
Village East, Aurora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Village East, Aurora ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Village East, Aurora ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Village East, Aurora
A household needs to earn about $133,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Village East, Aurora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,094, 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 Village East, Aurora's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 Village East, Aurora
Village East, 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 Village East, Aurora.
Who works in Village East, Aurora, and how
Work in Village East, Aurora centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Village East, Aurora
Village East, Aurora has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Village East, Aurora and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Village East, Aurora, month by month
Village East, Aurora sees roughly 63 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 Village East, Aurora
Denver International sits about 16 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 Village East, Aurora
Schools across Village East, Aurora average a D−, better than 7% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Village East Community Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Ponderosa Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Prairie Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Endeavor AcademyD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Village East, Aurora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Village East, 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 Village East, Aurora against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Village East, Aurora
Is Village East, Aurora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Village East, Aurora ranks 2,818th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and heat safety, and lowest on the schools and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Village East, Aurora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $539,787. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $102,094 median income, cost of living beats 78% of neighborhoods.
Is Village East, Aurora safe?
Village East, Aurora is safer than 39% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $742 per resident a year.
Compare Village East, Aurora with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Village East, Aurora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Village East, 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.
Village East, Aurora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Village East, Aurora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Village East, Aurora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Village East, Aurora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Village East, Aurora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Village East, 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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