Best In Colorado Real Estate™: Aurora

ZIP 80113 leads Colorado in affordability disparity — with a 7.3x top-to-median gap in housing value relative to income. This isn’t a general market failure; it’s a concentrated signal of where capital is flowing. The eastern Denver metro’s growth is not evenly distributed — it’s being captured by a narrow set of high-income households in specific zones. This is not a problem to be solved with more housing; it’s a structural shift in who benefits from economic expansion. For Aurora, this means that even in a strong job market, the majority of residents are being priced out of homeownership. The data comes directly from ALEX Intelligence’s latest analysis: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-16-aurora-spread-value-to-income-zcta. How do you ensure growth benefits everyone — not just the top ZIPs? Top-to-Median Affordability Gap, top 10 (ALEX Intelligence — U.S. Census Bureau 2024) #1 ZIP 80113 — 7.3x #2 ZIP 80030 — 7.2x #3 ZIP 80111 — 6.7x #4 ZIP 80010 — 6.7x #5 ZIP 80120 — 6.7x #6 ZIP 80112 — 6.1x #7 ZIP 80012 — 5.9x #8 ZIP 80110 — 5.8x #9 ZIP 80234 — 5.7x #10 ZIP 80014 — 5.7x Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Slide 1: Always dreamin (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=107034080; Slide 2: Always dreamin (CC BY-SA 4.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=107034084; Slide 3: Nolabob (CC0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=169310585; Slide 4: Jeffrey Beall (CC BY-SA 3.0) https://commons.wikimedia.org/?curid=17834434 Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-10-16-aurora-spread-value-to-income-zcta View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902