Aurora is an interesting city because prior to the turn of the century, the satellite city of Denver epitomized the socio-hazard of urban sprawl. However, following the closure of the Stapleton Airport, city planners made a sorted effort to develop neighborhoods on the newly available ground that put public welfare first. The primary objective of city planners was to create neighborhoods with an abundance of green, open space. The city manager's responsible urban development led to some of the most progressive planning in the country. Now, Aurora has a large number of neighborhoods that are foot traffic, social event, and family friendly. In June, July, and August, temperatures can reach 100 degrees during the day and fall below 50 at night. That being the case, the average summer temperature is around 70 degrees. In December, January, and February, the temperature can drop to 10 or 15 degrees zero at night but can reach 70 during the day. The average winter temperature is around 32 degrees. The median home price in Aurora is $179,400 while the rest of Colorado has a median home price of $236,800. However, the following five neighborhoods feature some of the nicest homes in some of the greater Denver Metro Area. Aurora is a wonderful place to retire for those people who enjoy Colorado.
Butted up against the east side of the Cherry Creek State Park, it is the only neighborhood in Aurora that is not separated from the park by Highway 83. Small and exclusive, Park Villas gives residents immediate access to the state park's 5.25 square miles of recreation which includes an off the leash area for dogs. The state park is the largest in the greater metro area. Park Villas experienced no robberies, rapes, murders, assaults, burglaries, thefts, or vehicle thefts in 2014. There are two grocery stores; 20 restaurants and/or bars/pubs; 7 gyms; 2 libraries; 1 movie theater; 6 parks; 3 coffee shops within one mile of the neighborhood. The cost of living in Park Villas is 26.9 percent greater than the Aurora average and 27.1 percent greater than the national average. For people over 65, the median income of Park Villas residents is $78,750, and the average household expenditure is $67,786.
West of the Aurora Reservoir, Saddle Rock is another of the more exclusive neighborhood in Aurora. On the east side of the Saddle Rock Golf Course, many of the homes in the neighborhood overlook the fairways and greens. Like Park Villas, Saddle Rock had no robberies, rapes, murders, assaults, burglaries, thefts, or vehicle thefts in 2014. It is within a mile of three grocery stores, 12 restaurants and/or bars/pubs, 3 gyms, a library, and 4 parks. There are both coffee shops and kiosks in Saddle Rock. The cost of living index for Saddle Rock is 21 percent higher than the rest of Aurora and 15 percent higher than the rest of Colorado. The average household total expenditure is $79,879.
The cost of living in Tallyn's Reach is 44 percent greater than the Aurora average, and the cost of living in Tallyn's Reach is 44.5 percent greater than the national average. The average household expenditure per year is $91,972. The farthest point of Tallyn's Reach is still less than a mile from the Saddle Rock Golf Course. Tallyn's Reach is equally close to the Aurora Reservoir. East of the neighborhood there is agricultural land, and much of the land south and southeast is still undeveloped. No robbery, rape, murder, assault, burglary, theft, or vehicle theft occurred in Tallyn's Reach in 2014, yet it is within a mile of all the amenities a retiree might require including grocery stores, restaurants, bars and pubs, gyms, a library, movie theaters, parks, and coffee shops.
Though Stapleton is actually a conglomerate of neighborhoods, as it is an extremely new and still-developing, considering it a single whole makes explaining its uniqueness more simple. Stapleton is in the center of the Aurora CO neighborhoods. Land opened up for developers following the closure of the Stapleton Airport. What the city planners did with the land has opened eyes on a national level. Stapleton is a function-centric development project, meaning the purpose of areas determines what development occurs in a particular district. Retail shopping, restaurants, and consumer service businesses are in one area. Industrial, manufacture, distribution, and logistics are located in the northeast portion of Stapleton near Interstate 25. More impressive than the planning of the development is the planning of Stapleton's un-development. There are more than 60 parks in the Stapleton development. There are large, green, open-space venues available for public use, and ponds and lakes were even created for the Stapleton residents.
