Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you’ll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they aren’t made of ticky-tacky, they are definitely made of money.
These are the wealthiest neighborhoods that Aurora has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Aurora do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Shenandoah, where the median income is a cool $148,750.
$148,750 median income
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$121,536 median income
$105,398 median income
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$93,928 median income
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$89,658 median income
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Colorado’s statewide median.
Colorado statewide median: $95,470
Colorado statewide median: $541,842
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Aurora for 2026
Every city has its best neighborhoods — where everyone wants to live — and the worst neighborhoods — where no one wants to live. And then you have the wealthiest neighborhoods, where no one can afford to live.
And by no one, we mean you because there’s always someone richer than you.
How do you quantify richer than you? We looked at one simple criterion:
- Highest median household income
Using Saturday Night Science, we researched income data from the Census and BLS for every neighborhood in Aurora.
We ranked every neighborhood in Aurora by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Shenandoah, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Aurora.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Aurora.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Aurora for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah | $148,750 |
| 2 | Tallyn’s Reach | $142,406 |
| 3 | Murphy Creek | $121,536 |
| 4 | Saddle Rock Golf Club | $105,398 |
| 5 | Prides Crossing | $98,821 |
| 6 | Park Villas | $93,979 |
| 7 | Lakeshore | $93,928 |
| 8 | Pheasant Run | $92,075 |
| 9 | Meadow Hills | $90,789 |
| 10 | Conservatory | $89,658 |
| 11 | Village East | $87,783 |
| 12 | Mission Viejo | $87,274 |
| 13 | Seven Hills | $85,995 |
| 14 | Dam East-West | $83,208 |
| 15 | Heritage Eagle Bend | $80,339 |
| 16 | Aurora Highlands | $79,973 |
| 17 | Side Creek | $79,217 |
| 18 | Morris Heights | $78,376 |
| 19 | Meadow Wood | $76,491 |
| 20 | Lynn Knoll | $76,484 |
| 21 | Sterling Hills | $75,538 |
| 22 | Carriage Place | $73,666 |
| 23 | Willow Park | $73,089 |
| 24 | Highland Park | $71,835 |
| 25 | Aurora Hills | $70,514 |
| 26 | City Center | $70,469 |
| 27 | East Ridge-Ptarmigan Park | $69,176 |
| 28 | Aurora Knolls-Hutchinson Heights | $68,769 |
| 29 | Tower Triangle | $67,916 |
| 30 | Center Pointe | $67,560 |
| 31 | Dayton Triangle | $67,320 |
| 32 | Horseshoe Park | $66,113 |
| 33 | Norfolk Glen | $64,850 |
| 34 | Rocky Ridge | $64,627 |
| 35 | Aurora Hills Golf Course | $62,768 |
| 36 | Tollgate Overlook | $61,631 |
| 37 | Southeast Crossing | $60,870 |
| 38 | Laredo Highline | $60,039 |
| 39 | Sableridge | $59,937 |
| 40 | Utah Park | $56,806 |
| 41 | Heather Ridge | $56,257 |
| 42 | Highline Villages | $56,020 |
| 43 | North Aurora | $55,889 |
| 44 | Chambers Heights | $55,749 |
| 45 | Sable Altura Chambers | $55,577 |
| 46 | Delmar Parkway | $54,130 |
| 47 | Centretech | $53,305 |
| 48 | Heather Gardens | $53,026 |
| 49 | City Center North | $53,018 |
| 50 | Expo Park | $48,425 |
| 51 | Kingsborough | $47,009 |
| 52 | Sunny Vale | $41,648 |
| 53 | Jewell Heights-Hoffman Heights | $38,862 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 53 Aurora neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Aurora
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Aurora for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Shenandoah looks to be the richest Aurora neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Aurora are Shenandoah, Tallyn’s Reach, Murphy Creek, Saddle Rock Golf Club, Prides Crossing, Park Villas, Lakeshore, Pheasant Run, Meadow Hills, and Conservatory.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Jewell Heights-Hoffman Heights.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Colorado? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Aurora FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Aurora?
Shenandoah is the richest neighborhood in Aurora for 2026, with a median household income of $148,750. Tallyn’s Reach and Murphy Creek are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Aurora?
The richest neighborhoods in Aurora are Shenandoah, Tallyn’s Reach, Murphy Creek, Saddle Rock Golf Club, Prides Crossing, Park Villas, Lakeshore, Pheasant Run, Meadow Hills, and Conservatory. We ranked all 53 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Shenandoah?
The median household in Shenandoah earns $148,750 a year, and the median home there is worth . Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Aurora is no exception.
How do you rank the richest neighborhoods?
One measure: median household income from Census tract data, ranked highest to lowest. No composite score, no adjustments — just where the money lives.
What is the poorest neighborhood in Aurora?
Jewell Heights-Hoffman Heights posts the lowest median household income of the 53 Aurora neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
