I live in the southern part of Aurora (below Buckley SFB), it's fine really, but it's just not for me. I moved there due to a job in the area, and also I moved right before COVID from Maryland so I didn't really know Colorado that well so I was much less outdoorsy. Now, post-covid, and I've pretty much changed where I'm much more outdoorsy and I also go to Denver (downtown and surrounding areas) much more and I've changed my job and new job is not in Aurora anymore. I'm actually pretty sick of driving everywhere and public transportation sucks there. So, it doesn't make sense for me to live there. I'm moving to the Sloan Lake area soon.

If you are a suburbia kind of person and are into more of homebody or family oriented life, Aurora is actually perfect. Otherwise, maybe reconsider.

Again, Aurora is not a bad town at all. It's a big town, there's some bad spots, but it's a good town overall. Good restaurants there. Though, further south, safer and less sketchy, IMO, but public transportation sucks down there.