Aurora Colorado Neighborhoods and Aurora Real Estate
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Finding nice Aurora Colorado Neighborhoods and Aurora Real Estate can be challenging because you have so many options to choose from because Aurora is big! It's built on over 149 square miles, currently has a population of about 307,000, and has over 155,000 households. It 2007, there were 3,826 home sales of existing homes plus the new builders properties sold. Aurora has almost no traffic and congestion because of the well thought out urban planning to build very wide 6 lane north-south and east west road systems. Traffic generally doesn't get bad until you hit Interstate 225 or Interstate 70 during rush hours drives. The Aurora homes for sale are known for being much lower and value priced - often far less expensive than other Denver suburban cities. Aurora Colorado neighborhoods are divided into the Aurora North (AUN) and the Aurora South (AUS) areas when searching the Denver MLS with the dividing line at about Mississippi Avenue. For additional city information, please see our home page.
Aurora Colorado Neighborhoods
Popular southeast Aurora Colorado neighborhoods and Real Estate include less expensive homes in subdivisions like Village East, Queensborough, Brookvale, Tollgate, Aurora Highlands, Mission Viejo, Meadowood, Pheasant Run and Summer Valley. There’s moderate to high-end luxury Aurora homes in Woodrim, Carriage Place, The Dam East and Dam West, Sterling Hills, Woodgate, Sorrel Ranch, Saddle Rock, Tallyn’s Reach, Piney Creek and Heritage Eagle Bend.
Aurora Schools
Aurora is divided into two public school systems - the Aurora Public Schools and the nationally ranked Cherry Creek School District. Typically, the Aurora Colorado neighborhoods and homes in the Cherry Creek School system have a higher price and hold there value better - since its such an advantage to send your kids to Cherry Creek Schools and raising kids in Aurora.
Recreation
Aurora Colorado neighborhoods offer a multitude of recreation centers, parks, and golf courses along with the 3 big reservoirs for all your outdoor enjoyment. Some of the more popular golf courses in Aurora include: Aurora Hills, Center Hills Par-3, Fitzsimmons, Meadow Hills on Hampden Ave, Murphy Creek, Saddle Rock and Springhill courses. Along with these is the private Valley Country Club, located off Jordan and Arapahoe roads in south Aurora.
Aurora homes for sale and nearby neighborhoods in East Quincy Creek, Highpoint, Saddle Rock Ridge, and Seven Hills offers you 3 close reservoirs including Aurora, Quincy and Cherry Creek. Aurora Reservoir offers picnic shelters, 8 miles of trail systems, a boat ramp, sailing activities, swim beach, archery range, scuba area, windsurf beach and handicapped fishing dock. The water is piped in from Spinney reservoir and stays relatively cool all summer long, providing great fishing opportunities for bass, trout, perch and walleyes.
Quincy Reservoir has a much more natural feel to it, offering a boat ramp for kayaks and canoes, picnic tables, and a fishing dock. Quincy Reservoir closes in the winter moths but gets a lot of fisherman use in the spring / summer time for big largemouth bass, tiger muskies, rainbow trout and perch, and offers you the chance to truly explore the outdoors in the middle of south Aurora. Homes for sale near Quincy are subdivisions like Aurora Highlands, Summer Valley, Seven Hills and Smoky Hill.
Cherry Creek State Park fun for the whole family with swimming beaches, water skiing and jet skiing fun, and a sailboat regatta on most weekends. There's a great off leash dog park, 12 miles of paved biking, walking and running trails and 35 miles of multiuse trails, boating, camping and fishing just to name a few of the activities offered. The campground and park is usually sold out or at capacity most summer weekends, as Cherry Creek Reservoir is a fun place for you and your family. Aurora Homes for sale and neighborhoods across from Cherry Creek reservoir include Pheasant Run, Meadow Hills, The Dam East and Dam West, Carriage Hills, Village East and Mission Viejo.
Aurora Colorado real estate offers home buyers over 1,800 acres of parks for your enjoyment, including an 18 hole disc golf course at Expo Park for your kids and an outdoor skating area at Wheel Park, on the southeast corner of Chambers and Iliff.
Aurora also offers many recreation centers with swimming pools, tennis courts, weight rooms and a multitude of offered classes.
Entertainment and Aurora Fun Stuff..
Aurora has many entertainment facilities. Among them is the Fox Arts Theater, presenting live stage productions. Also provided is the Aurora History Museum which has exhibits of historic toys, clothing, Colorado businesses and a Colorado history archive.
Also available in Aurora are the Southlands Shopping Center and the newly remodeled Aurora Mall. In addition, the Cherry Creek Mall Shopping center is only minutes away in Denver driving west on Alameda or Mississippi. Along with these cultural centers and shopping malls are numerous movie theaters and many more cultural and shopping centers for you to explore.
Aurora also a new push towards becoming a 'green city' with new easy access to the RTD Light Rail system at the Nine Mile station located off of Parker Road and I-225. This system gives easy and fast access to the many shopping and cultural centers in Denver - and commuting to a Denver area job.
For additional help on buying and selling Aurora Real Estate, please call me at 303-588-4665 or email me your specific home buying or selling situation on the form below.
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Jeff Boyce
This article was wriiten byJeff Boyce and Andrew Fortier. Andrew is a freelance writer based out of Aurora, Colorado.