Replying to Moving to Denver

What's up guys. It's been a while.. I've made a ton of real life gains though so I'm super excited I now have an opportunity to move to Denver. My new job will allow it. Me and 2 of my friends/co-workers are planning on moving. We've been looking at apartments/townhouses and houses for rent online. Obviously we're arranging a trip to actually look at places but we have concluded a house would likely be the best option due to getting more for your money. We're looking at the Aurora and Centennial area. My couple questions are: Are these decent enough areas? Do you guys have any other suggestions? Ideally we want to live in an area within 45 minutes of Denver International due to our jobs.