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City guide · Colorado
Moving to Aurora, CO
Denver suburb, diverse, more affordable than core.
Pop. 386kCost index 105.7 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,700/moMedian home $470kWalk score 39
Aurora (metro area) has an overall price level 105.7 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
105.7Housing index
127.4Groceries index
98.7Utilities index (modeled)
100.9Electricity rate
17.1 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
101.1Median home value (est.)
$470,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,700/moColorado unemployment is 3.9% with median household income $97k.
Unemployment rate
3.9%Median household income
$97,113Per-capita income
$54,531Labor-force participation
68.7%Avg weekly wage
$1,774Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
MemberSources: FEMA NRI 2025 (live) city-level
Aurora: median home value $470,000.
Home value
$470,000Rent
$1,700/moNatural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
41/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowColorado 4th-grade math proficiency: 41.6% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
41.6%Per-pupil spending (est.)
$14,000Student–teacher ratio (est.)
16Public 4-yr grad rate
54.0%Notable universities
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