ZIP 80018 vs ZIP 80017

This side-by-side compares ZIP 80018 (Aurora, CO) and ZIP 80017 (Aurora, CO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 80018 has a population of 9,206 at 134 people per square mile, while ZIP 80017 has 34,270 at 2,268 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 80018 reports a median household income of $136,895 against $80,524 in ZIP 80017, with per-capita income of $50,196 vs $34,614. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 44.2% in 80018 and 22.9% in 80017. Poverty rate reads 4.9% vs 12.4%, and unemployment 2.4% vs 5.9% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $588,200 in 80018 versus $427,100 in 80017, with median rent of $2,561 and $1,871 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.5% vs 59.0%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.