City: Aurora
State: Colorado
Best Cities Overall Rank: 34
About Aurora: Aurora is the 3rd largest city in Colorado.
There's a 17:8 pupil-teacher ratio and students score well on the math state proficiency test, ranking 84.
County: Arapaho
Population: 319,057
Official website for city visitors' bureau/city: Visitor's bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: Aurora Sentinel
Aurora blogs: Aurora Sentinel, Denver Mothers and More, Colorado Parent
Aurora's Facebook page: Follow Aurora on Facebook
Aurora's Twitter page: Follow Aurora on Twitter
Education rank: 85
High School graduation rate 2008: 48.5%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 0
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 0
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 0
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 0
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 266
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 17.80
Total Expenditures Per Student: $9,605
Health rank: 26
Quality children's hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.31
Quality Pediatricians: 0
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0
Safety rank: 20
Violent Crimes, 2008: 1622
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 508.37
Sex Offenders: 476
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 149.19
Economy rank: 70
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 28
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 8.3
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 770.02
Median Home Sale Price: $147,700
5-Year Home Value Index: -5.11%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 37.91%
Recreation Rank: 10
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 8,480
Parkland per 100,000: 2657.8
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