We bought two homes here in Aurora within the last 9 months. We bought the second within 3 months of buying the first. Most of these helpful videos we have seen, are created by people that have lived here for a long time or were born and raised here. As such they don't cover/compare a lot of things we would have liked to know. The first house was in North Aurora and we relisted it almost immediately. This is our 5th state to live in due to my husbands career moves. Things people considering moving here will want to know are property prices, price of utilities, are there basements? Do most homes have central air, water prices, cost of food etc. We never saw a "swamp cooler" in any other state and none of the videos explain those crazy things...... cost of registering an auto you brought from your previous state (over 300.00 per auto). Aurora vs. Denver, we much prefer Aurora and seldom enter Denver because Covid restrictions are more extreme there on businesses. Another thing about the state in general is it is much less diverse than any state we've lived in with the exception of Oregon. This makes no difference to us, but if it does to you, Colorado may be too homogenized and rural in nature. If you see a lot of cars parked street side or a lot of food trucks parked in gas station and shopping center parking lots.... that may be a bad indicator. Now that we are in far southeast Aurora we are content to stay put.
Jeff, Really insightful video! I love learning what it's like to live in different parts of the country, and this really helped me contextualize what it's like in Aurora. Thanks for sharing!
Hi , I am a single adult. I am a teacher in Texas and make about 53k but I’m realizing teachers don’t make near as much as I do in Texas. Also new homes here start out around 230k. Would there be anyway I could afford cost of living or a home on teacher salary thanks!
Maybe - but Aurora is one of the most affordable cities in the entire Denver Metro area - houses starting at about $390,000 and over 160 new 3-bed/2-car garage home listings every weekend; whereas Denver only has about 103!!
We bought two homes here in Aurora within the last 9 months. We bought the second within 3 months of buying the first. Most of these helpful videos we have seen, are created by people that have lived here for a long time or were born and raised here. As such they don't cover/compare a lot of things we would have liked to know. The first house was in North Aurora and we relisted it almost immediately. This is our 5th state to live in due to my husbands career moves. Things people considering moving here will want to know are property prices, price of utilities, are there basements? Do most homes have central air, water prices, cost of food etc. We never saw a "swamp cooler" in any other state and none of the videos explain those crazy things...... cost of registering an auto you brought from your previous state (over 300.00 per auto). Aurora vs. Denver, we much prefer Aurora and seldom enter Denver because Covid restrictions are more extreme there on businesses. Another thing about the state in general is it is much less diverse than any state we've lived in with the exception of Oregon. This makes no difference to us, but if it does to you, Colorado may be too homogenized and rural in nature. If you see a lot of cars parked street side or a lot of food trucks parked in gas station and shopping center parking lots.... that may be a bad indicator. Now that we are in far southeast Aurora we are content to stay put.
Aurora still ROCKS with some of the most 'affordable' housing prices in the whole Denver metro area!
Jeff, Really insightful video! I love learning what it's like to live in different parts of the country, and this really helped me contextualize what it's like in Aurora. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you - Aurora is a cool place to own a home!
Hi , I am a single adult. I am a teacher in Texas and make about 53k but I’m realizing teachers don’t make near as much as I do in Texas. Also new homes here start out around 230k. Would there be anyway I could afford cost of living or a home on teacher salary thanks!
I lived in Aurora when I was a teen. No way in heck I'd ever live there again.
Maybe - but Aurora is one of the most affordable cities in the entire Denver Metro area - houses starting at about $390,000 and over 160 new 3-bed/2-car garage home listings every weekend; whereas Denver only has about 103!!