Homes for Sale in Aurora, CO

Aurora has an estimated 410,053 residents (Census Bureau, July 2025), making it the third-largest city in Colorado and the 51st-largest in the United States. That is up from 386,261 in the 2020 Census.

The median sale price is about $485,000, and the Census median owner-occupied home value is $469,100. Aurora is the most affordable of the large Denver-metro cities in this set, well below the $675,000 metro median for single-family homes (Denver Metro Association of Realtors, June 2026).

Aurora's overall cost of living index is about 123.7 where the U.S. average is 100, roughly 24% above the national average. Housing index is 149.1, and a two-bedroom rental averages about $1,820 a month.

Aurora Highlands, a master-planned community on about 5,000 acres with 60,000 residents planned at buildout, is the largest development. Tallyn's Reach is another large master-planned community.

Niche gives Aurora a C- for crime and safety. Reported assault runs 727.9 per 100,000 residents against 282.7 nationally, and motor vehicle theft 896.6 against 284.

Niche grades Aurora B overall. It ranks #38 among Most Diverse Cities in America and #73 among Healthiest Places in America.

Median household income is $88,368 (Niche; the ACS figure is $84,320), and 11.2% of residents live below the poverty line.