Aurora.

Aurora's housing stock spans decades, from older ranch homes near the center of the city to newer construction further east, which means the remodeling calls we get here are just as varied: a dated 1970s kitchen in one house, an unfinished basement in the next.

The ranch-style homes common through Aurora tend to have basements built to the same footprint as the main floor, which is a lot of unused square footage once you finish it out. It's often the single best return on a remodeling dollar in this part of the metro.