Housing

Aurora neighborhoods vary in size, character and cultural history. Single Family detached homes are the most prevalent residential building type throughout the city. The Aurora Places Comprehensive Plan provides a place based approach for producing unique places with a mix of housing types. Aurora is rapidly evolving from a mid-seize, suburban community to a large city.  The following section will outline Aurora's housing inventory, characteristics and compares that to the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metro area.  As of 2021 the U.S Census Bureau estimates that there are 145,189 housing units in Aurora and 1,220,571 in the metro area. 

Average Household Size

Image Description: Bar chart comparing the Average Household Size of owner occupied units and renter occupied units in Aurora and the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area (averages in parentheses): Owner occupied (Aurora 2.78 Metro Area 2.66), Renter occupied (Aurora 2.72 Metro Area 2.24)

Housing Unit Types in Aurora

Image Description: Pie chart showing the percentage of housing unit types in Aurora (percentages in parentheses): Single Family Detached (52.6%), Single Family Attached (11.9%), Multi Family 2-20 units (22.5%), Multi Family 20 or more units (11.3%), Mobile home (1.7%), Boat, RV, van etc (0%)

Housing Unit Types

Compared to the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area

Image Description: Bar chart comparing the percentage of housing units by types in Aurora and the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area (percentages in parentheses): Single Family Detached (Aurora 52.6% Metro Area 58.5%), Single Family Attached (Aurora 11.9% Metro Area 8.3%), Multi Family 2-20 units (Aurora 22.5% Metro Area 14.9%), Multi Family 20 or more units (Aurora 11.3% Metro Area 16.6%), Mobile home (Aurora 1.7% Metro Area 1.5%), Boat, RV, van etc (Aurora 0% Metro Area 0.1%)

Home Values

The median home value for Aurora is $350,200 while the median home value for the metro area is $443,400. 

Home Value

compared to the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area

 

Image Description: Bar chart comparing the percentage of home values in Aurora and the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area (percentages in parentheses): Less than $100,000 (Aurora 4.4% Metro Area 32.%), $100,000 to $199,999 (Aurora 6.7% Metro Area 3.4%), $200,000 to $399,999 (Aurora 55.7% Metro Area 34.0%), $400,000 to $499,999 (Aurora 17.2% Metro Area 21.7%), $500,000 to $599,999 (Aurora 13.1% Metro Area 25.5%), $750,000 to $999,999 (Aurora 2.1% Metro Area 7.3%), $1,000,000 to $1,499,999 (Aurora 0.5% Metro Area 3.1%), $1,500,000 to $1,999,999 (Aurora 0% Metro Area 0.9%), $2,000,000 or more (Aurora 0.5% Metro Area 1.0%)

Source: U.S Census Bureau 2017-2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates

Occupancy 

Housing Tenure in Aurora

Image Description: Pie chart showing the percentage of owner occupied and renter occupied housings units in Aurora (percentages in parentheses): Owner occupied (62.3%) Renter occupied (37.7%)

Housing Tenure

compared to the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area 

Image Description: Bar chart comparing the percentage of owner occupied and renter occupied housings units in Aurora to the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area (percentages in parentheses): Owner occupied (Aurora 62.3% Metro Area 64.4%) Renter occupied (Aurora 37.7% Metro Area 35.6%)

Source: U.S Census Bureau 2017-2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates

Gross Rents

The median gross rent for rented occupied units in Aurora has been increasing over the past few years. In 2018 the median gross rent in Aurora was $1,241.00. The median gross rent is now $1,354. Gross rent asked for occupied housing units is slightly less than it is in the metro area. 

Median Contract Rent

Image Description: Bar chart comparing the median contract rent in Aurora to the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area (Rent in parentheses): Aurora ($1,354) Metro Area ($1,432)

Contract Rent

for Aurora and the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area

 
Image Description: Bar chart comparing the contract rent in Aurora to the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood Metro Area (Percent of residents paying rent amount in parentheses):Less than $500 (Aurora 2.3% Metro Area 5.1%), $500 to $999 (Aurora 15.1% Metro Area 13.3%), $1,000 to $1,499 (Aurora 46.1% Metro Area 37.4%), $1,500 to $1,999 (Aurora 25.7% Metro Area 28.6%), $2,000 to $2,499 (Aurora 8.4% Metro Area 10.4%), $2,500 to $2,999 (Aurora 1.3 Metro Area 3.2%), $3,000 to $3,499 (Aurora 0.4% Metro Area 1.1%), $3,500 or more (Aurora 0.6 Metro Area 0.9%)

Source: U.S Census Bureau 2017-2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates