Extreme weather - 10/22/2008

The weather ranges from 100 degrees in the summer to below 0 in the winter. Temperatures can vary greatly from one overnight to the next day.

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Great Climate - Outrageous Views - 4/2/2008

The southeastern edge of Aurora provides outrageous views of the Rocky Mountain "Front Range." We share a 150 mile view from Pike's Peak in Colorado Springs to Long's Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. Coming from the midwest, I can only say the climate is what we enjoy most next to the montains. There is little humidity and the sun shines almost everyday. Yes, we have some snow but not like the mountains. We've had less than 18" this year and most of the snow melts within days. We seldom wear heavy coats. Aurora has its less than desirable areas like many large cities; however, we find it a great city to live in. We're 20 minutes from sports facilities hosting the Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, and Denver Nuggets. Denver is a progressive city with Boulder and Colorado Springs just 45 minutes away.

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Winridge Apartments and Townhouses - 1/21/2008

I have been living in Winridge for about a year. When I first applied for an apartment, they told me my rent would be a certain amount and I applied for a 6-9 month lease. After I moved in, I later receive a notice saying that I had to pay water/sewer (which would increase my rent from what I agreed on) then when my six months were about to expire, I called the office in hope that maybe they forgot about information to send to me about my new lease. Come to find out when I first moved in they had changed the lease from 6-9months to 1yr. When the snow hits, there is no plows to remove snow from the parking lot, they still have not come to do any maintenance in my apartment, no matter how much I call to have them come check out/ticket the problem. Now, they are boosting my rent once again if I renew my lease. Just want good customer service for a nice place to live with my family!

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Winridge Apartments and Townhouses - 1/21/2008

I have been living in Winridge for about a year. When I first applied for an apartment, they told me my rent would be a certain amount and I applied for a 6-9 month lease. After I moved in, I later receive a notice saying that I had to pay water/sewer (which would increase my rent from what I agreed on) then when my six months were about to expire, I called the office in hope that maybe they forgot about information to send to me about my new lease. Come to find out when I first moved in they had changed the lease from 6-9months to 1yr. When the snow hits, there is no plows to remove snow from the parking lot, they still have not come to do any maintenance in my apartment, no matter how much I call to have them come check out/ticket the problem. Now, they are boosting my rent once again if I renew my lease. Just want good customer service for a nice place to live with my family!

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A-Town - 7/10/2007

I have lived in Aurora, Colorado all my life. The location is great, close to Denver, close to the mountains ect. However, there are good areas and bad areas! Unfortunately more bad than good.

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What I think - 4/7/2007

Cool Place to live - nice people

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Aurora: not a place to visit or live! - 2/5/2007

Aurora, along with any city here in Colorado does a great job marketing themselves as a cosmopolitan, clean and wonderful place to vacation, with plenty of work.... NOT TRUE... My family and I moved here from Nashville TN to avoid the crime rate and pollution, and thought Aurora, being outward from the entire metro would be a convenient fit. This place is a disgusting rat hole- every landlord seems to have "luxury standards" based on some third world country that's been recently firebombed- the work is very limited, and almost everyone is encouraged to take handouts. I have an IT degree and can't find anyone willing to pay what I'm worth although I've been recently recertified. To top it all off, the pollution is so bad, my husband, myself and my children have all had recurring blisters in our noses- the doctors say it's common for people to get those and they should "go away some time". BTW, the docs here are terrible- my newborn son was subjected to unnecessary medication for 15 days after a horrible misdiagnosis! We're working as hard as we can at whatever job we can find so we can save up and move away. Don't come here unless you like sharing your home with rodents and insects (our pest control expenses are about $150 a month) and can put up with terrible plumbing, housing and plenty of drugs, crime and lack of motivation!

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Large suburb with big city problems - 1/10/2007

In the 20 years I've lived here, I've seen Aurora grow from a nice, somewhat quiet, town to live and raise kids, into a city of almost 300,000 people, with all the associated crime, congestion and urban sprawl that I thought I left behind in the large midwest city where I lived two decades ago. As I approach my retirement years, I am looking for a town without all the problems of a large city, with possibly less severe winters, as this winter has been expecially cold and snowy.

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Title - 12/27/2006

Nice suburban community of Denver. Good climate. Lots of excellent public golf courses, open 12 months a year.

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Only renting - 11/24/2006

Aurora is O K but we're only renting until our house is built in Castle Rock I wouldnt live in Aurora on a permanent basis........... The weather is typical Colorado. Gorgeous but I prefer to be at an even higher elevation (Which Castle Rock is)

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keep the windows closed, and locked - 10/14/2006

hard to sleep at night with the constant sirens

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Question about Aurora, CO - 8/30/2006

Does or has Aurora had a water shortage? Does it have lots of trees? Can anyone recommend any other nice places besides Aurora that I should look into before visiting? I have heard that Boulder has some nice areas as well as Fort Collins. I am looking to move myself, my wife and our two daughters away from California and West L.A. We have heard nothing but good things about Colorado from friends and we are looking to visit soon. Please help:)

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North and South Aurora are very different - 8/11/2006

I will acknowledge that North Aurora has some problems with crime. However, Southeast Aurora is a very nice place to live and you can still find some housing bargains here. I live in Murphy Creek (Murphy Creek is one of the longest golf courses in Colorado - if not the longest) and we have our own K-8 school which is brand new and inside the development. My backyard looks over a beautiful farm where I can actually see the cows grazing and I can here them "mooing" and it is simply wonderful! Please do your research and do not get "sucked in" to paying high prices for areas like "Lone Tree" (which is a nice area but overpriced right now - same for Highlands Ranch.) I hope this helps someone in their relocation.

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Aurora's not what it used to be - 7/28/2006

I've lived in different areas of Aurora for 20 years now. It's not what it used to be! It is very crowded and housing is pricey. Also, the crime has increased. Sad to say we're currently looking to relocated because of Aurora's changing ways. The weather is nice and relatively mild. Dry! We have lots of sunny days. Lots to do close to home.

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The crime is getting bad in aurora - 7/19/2006

it has some nice parts in the city but the crime is just getting way worse all the time. Theres alot of gang activity going on there. Which sucks for all the nice houses getting robbed.

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Looking to move to aurora - 7/12/2006

Hi, My wife and I are currently thinking for moving to Aurora for my job. Can anyone advise us on the safer zip codes / areas to live in? I have read/heard of many gang/drug probems in the north east of the city, but not much else. What is the average cost of living? Thanks!

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Aurora is becoming another Compton - 7/6/2006

Last year, 3 people were shot inside the Aurora Mall. Crime is out of control. Everyday Aurora is on the news for some type of crime. Because the area is cheaper than Denver, a lot of minorities are taking advantage and moving here. Aurora does hae some nice parts, but you will pay hefty for it. Mostly south of I 225 and e 470. Avoid everything north of Iliff and west of Chambers Road. Do me a favor and visit Aurora before you decide on moving here. It was a nice suburb once, but so was Compton, California.

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Aurora,co - 7/1/2006

good place, few problems

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Tell me about Aurora - 4/27/2006

My family and I may relocate to the Denver area or Austin TX. Can anyone share information that will help us decide which is best for our family. We have 2 children ages 10 & 11, my husband is an application programmer that works with mainframe systems and I am a nurse. We are interested in quality of schools, crime rate, cost of living, etc. Thanks!

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good steady economy - 4/19/2006

Aurora is a Diverse city with lots of thngs to do and employment is strong you do not pay taxes on food climate is mild it is a beautiful clean city .

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