Area data
Aurora, CO — ZIP 80045
Population: 1,676 (Census ACS)
Typical rent runs $1,736/month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with hail, lightning, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 3.1% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 675.7 (-1.4% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,736/mo
- 1-year rent change
- -2.6%
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 103.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.9¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- hail, lightning, winterWeather, coldWave, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Very High · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 60% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 11.2%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Chemical Sales Co. (4.6 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 17.4 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 55
- Days with Good air quality
- 147
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 197
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 161
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 37
- Nearest airport
- Buckley Space Force Base (BFK) (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Buckley Space Force Base (BFK) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Hospitals include
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, VA EASTERN COLORADO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL COLORADO
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 570
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,013
- Housing built before 1970
- 0.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 94.6%
- Households with broadband internet
- 82.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 195,602
- Average weekly wage
- $1,283
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Health Care, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,010
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 80045?
- Typical rent: $1,736/month.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 80045?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: hail, lightning, winterWeather, coldWave, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 80045?
- Risk to homes is higher than 60% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 80045?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 80045?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Chemical Sales Co., 4.6 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 80045?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 55. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 80045?
- Regional Price Parity: 103.1 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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