Best Denver Suburbs Near DIA: A Realtor's Airport Guide

Which Denver suburbs have the easiest airport access?

Closest first: Northeast Aurora (ZIP 80019), Green Valley Ranch (Denver), Commerce City (ZIP 80022), Montbello (Denver), Brighton and Thornton (ZIP 80602). Homes for sale in those six areas sat a median 5 to 15 miles in a straight line from the Denver International Airport terminal on November 4, 2026, and 1,146 were listed. REALTOR® Brian Lee Burke, the hardest working man in real estate, and our team of real estate agents at The Kenna Group at Keller Williams DTC measured each area from today’s MLS listings, so this Realtor guide shows real distances and prices, not a guess. Call or text 303-955-4220. A live person answers.

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Six airport-access areas compared

Median price: MLS closed sales, Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026, for the Denver neighborhoods; *median asking price of the first listings the MLS returned today for the four ZIP and city areas.

What each area is

• Northeast Aurora (ZIP 80019): Along E-470 and I-70 east of Tower Road, where much of Aurora’s newest building is.
• Green Valley Ranch (Denver): Peña Boulevard and Tower Road; the A Line’s 61st & Peña station is on its north edge.
• Commerce City (ZIP 80022): Reunion and the neighborhoods off 104th and Tower Road, with E-470 to the airport.
• Montbello (Denver): North of I-70 in far northeast Denver; the Peoria and Central Park A Line stations are a short drive.
• Brighton: North of the airport on I-76 and US-85, the Adams County seat; E-470 runs south toward Peña Boulevard.
• Thornton (ZIP 80602): North Thornton near E-470 and I-25; E-470 runs east to Peña Boulevard.

The A Line: the train to the airport

RTD’s A Line runs from Union Station in downtown Denver to the airport with stops at 38th & Blake, 40th & Colorado, Central Park, Peoria, 40th Ave & Airport Blvd–Gateway Park, 61st & Peña and Denver Airport. Opened in 2016, it is scheduled at about 37 minutes end to end. Check RTD for the current airport fare and schedule. Living near Peoria, Gateway Park or 61st & Peña puts the airport one or two stops away; living near Central Park or 40th & Colorado puts both downtown and the airport on one line.

By car

Peña Boulevard is the only road into the terminal; it starts at I-70. E-470, a toll road, crosses Peña east of Tower Road and links Aurora, Commerce City, Thornton and Brighton to it, so from the north and east suburbs most drivers pay a toll for the fastest trip. Count the tolls in your monthly budget.

Airport-area pages

• Green Valley Ranch homes for sale
• Gateway homes for sale
• Montbello homes for sale
• Reunion, Commerce City
• Aurora Realtors & real estate agents
• Commerce City Realtors & real estate agents
• Thornton Realtors & real estate agents
• Brighton Realtors & real estate agents
• Commute math for Front Range buyers
• Relocating to Denver

Find a home near DIA with a Realtor

Why people call us: 5.0 stars on 283 Google reviews (checked October 2026), A+ with the Better Business Bureau (accredited since 2017), REALTOR® Brian Lee Burke licensed in Colorado since 2003, 306 homes Brian sold in the last 10 years ($117 million) and 1,000+ homes with his team over 20+ years, with Keller Williams Realty DTC, LLC supervising every contract. See Brian’s sold homes, our proof as a group and the team.

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The Kenna Group is a real estate group with Keller Williams Realty DTC, LLC (Keller Williams DTC), 6300 S Syracuse Way, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80111, formerly known as Kenna Real Estate Group, serving Denver metro home buyers and sellers.

Disclaimer: We are real estate agents, not loan officers, tax advisers or attorneys. Program rules, income limits and credit minimums change, and each lender adds its own rules; a licensed lender confirms what you qualify for and a tax professional answers tax questions. Listing counts and prices come from the MLS on November 4, 2026 (Active and Coming Soon) and change daily; sold figures come from MLS closed sales for the dates shown. Equal Housing Opportunity.