For the fifth straight year, Aurora has been ranked as one of the best cities in the United States for trick-or-treating by finance website SmartAsset.
Aurora ranked fourth out of the 256 largest cities in the Nation.
To identify the Best Places to Trick-or-Treat in 2019, SmartAsset ranked the cities by using metrics such as the percentage of children under the age of 15 years old, the number of single-family homes per square mile, special events, home affordability, crime rates, and weather.
“Residents in Aurora seem to take Halloween pretty seriously. Families can attend all sorts of events,” said SmartAsset representatives.
Aurorans agree with the repeated top ranking.
“My kids and my niece and nephew always have a blast,” said Aurora resident Dalila Sanchez-Bravo. “We love Halloween in Aurora. We have no reason at all to go to another city.”
In addition to trick-or-treating during the official hours from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, families can trick-or-treat from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Halloween at Aurora City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place, and at dozens of businesses in downtown Aurora Saturday, Oct. 26 from noon to 3 p.m..
—City government of Aurora