I live near Colfax and Tower. Decent enough neighborhood, but the cost has gotten out of hand in the last 10 years. My wife bought the place for $79K in 1997, the neighbors next door with the same floor plan just bought theirs for $240K...

Raytheon is at roughly 4th and Buckley (across the street from Buckley AFB), or about 4 minutes from here. Watkins, Bennett,, and Strasburg might all be decent alternatives in terms of commute. As mentioned by others, Aurora has good parts and bad parts.