The city of Aurora (as an entity) does not provide subsidized housing. There are subsidized housing programs in the community, however programs availability is limited and sometimes unavailable. Subsidized housing availability should always be verified before relocation to the metro Denver area.
For information on the city's Rental Assistance Program to provide assistance to residents facing financial hardship because of COVID-19, go to AuroraGov.org/RentAssist.
Aurora Homeless Services Resource Guide (PDF)
Guía de Recursos y Servicios para Personas en Situación de Calle (PDF)
This informative and helpful guide has information about housing, rent assistance, employment, health, shelter & motel vouchers, and so much more.
Housing Resources
Click on one of the links below for more housing options. Also try searching the web for "low-income housing" within the metro Denver area.
Aurora Housing Authority
Colorado Housing Search
Home of Our Own
(Move-in)
The Home of Our Own program provides first month's rent, security deposit assistance, and/or utility deposit assistance to Aurora residents who are living in motel/hotels, mobile homes scheduled for demolition, and Aurora shelters, all of which are located in Aurora.
Inception: 1998
Funding Source: HOME
Funding Amount: About $15,000 annually
Goal: 15-17 households
Applicant Eligibility: Applicant must meet HUD’s low/moderate income guidelines and program criteria:
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Be in motel/hotel/shelter
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Have been an Aurora resident, before living in the motel/hotel
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Have income that is twice the amount of rental unit
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Have a valid Social Security numbers for all adults
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All adults must not have a felony in the past five years
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Rental must be in Aurora and the rental unit must pass health and safety inspection
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Must be legal resident(s) or citizen(s)
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Able to sign agreement for drug- and crime-free housing.
This is not an emergency program and application paperwork and approval can take up to two weeks to complete. Applications are available at 9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, CO 80010, Second Floor, Community Development Division.
For information call: 303.739.7910; 303.739.7911
Aurora@Home
The Aurora@Home plan is a community-based collaborative plan that is developing a long-term, strategic plan focused on helping two population groups:
This initiative is comprised of representatives from the City of Aurora, Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Aurora nonprofits and other organizations, and concerned citizens.
The Aurora@Home (A@H) Plan, approved by City Council in 2012, is Aurora’s collaborative effort to develop and implement Aurora’s plan to prevent and end family housing loss. The founding A@H Governing Board is comprised of core service agencies and other key collaborative partners. The Board is the policy and decision –making body, with oversight of the program structure, services and on-going evaluation. The Aurora Housing Authority (AHA) provides administrative and fiscal oversight for the plan and will manage the activities carried out by A@H staff (coordinator). The A@H coordinator will work with each of the program sub-committees, coordinate efforts carried out by the Aurora@Home partners, and manage the implementation of the program. The Aurora@Home Plan is organized around four goals that are designed to have a significant impact on currently displaced families and those at-risk for being in fragile and unstable housing conditions. The goals are:
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Prevention
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Provide housing and coordinate emergency shelter and rapid re-housing efforts
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Provide and expand supportive services
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Promote responsive system infrastructure and sustainability
Emergency Solution Grants (ESG)
The homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act), enacted into law on May 20, 2009, consolidates three of the separate homeless assistance programs administered by HUD under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act into a single grant program, revises the Emergency Shelter Grants program, and renames it to the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program. As of Jan. 4, 2012, the renamed program reflects the change in the program's focus from addressing the needs of homeless people in emergency or transitional shelters, to assisting people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.
Aurora receives ESG grants and makes these funds available directly to non-profit agencies in Aurora, such as: East Metro Detox and Recovery - Aurora Mental Health Center, (detox emergency shelter) - Gateway Domestic Violence Services (domestic violence emergency shelter), Mile High Behavioral Healthcare and Comitis Crisis Center (emergency shelter), and the Salvation Army (rapid rehousing and homelessness prevention). Request for Proposals are requested annually and the non-profits receiving funds may change year-to-year.