Aurora
- Suburb of Chicago, IL
Suburb
Aurora
- grade B+Overall Grade
- Suburb of Chicago, IL
- Rating 3.64 out of 5 566 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade B+
- Crime & Safetygrade C+
- Housinggrade B minus
- Nightlifegrade B
- Good for Familiesgrade A minus
- Diversitygrade A+
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade C+
- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B
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Median Home Value
$208,500
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,359
National
$1,163Area Feel
Dense Suburban
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Aurora Rankings
Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C+
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault253.9national 282.7
- Murder5.6national 6.1
- Rape34.4national 40.7
- Robbery39.5national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary113.8national 500.1
- Theft819.9national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft86.5national 284
Residents
Working in Aurora
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$79,642
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Aurora
- grade A+
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
- Rating 3.95 out of 5 358 reviews
- grade A+
Metea Valley High School
- Rating 4.02 out of 5 690 reviews
- grade A+
Waubonsie Valley High School
- Rating 4.09 out of 5 593 reviews
- grade A+
Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary School
- grade A+
May Watts Elementary School
- Rating 5 out of 5 2 reviews
Top Private Schools Near Aurora
- grade A+
Benet Academy
- Rating 4.17 out of 5 277 reviews
- grade A+
St. Francis High School
- Rating 4.3 out of 5 128 reviews
- grade A+
Naperville Christian Academy
- Rating 4.53 out of 5 17 reviews
- grade A+
Montini Catholic High School
- Rating 4.29 out of 5 113 reviews
- grade A
Wheaton Academy
- Rating 4.12 out of 5 173 reviews
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Do not listen to some of these reviews. I was born in Dallas, lived in Oakland for a year, lived in Skokie Illinois for a year, and grew up in Aurora. My whole family is from Illinois and I love this place. This place has my favorite food (Deep dish Chicago pizza, Chicago-Style hotdogs, Italian beef, etc.) and many childhood places (Luigi's, Raging Waves, etc.). However, downtown Naperville is definitely nicer, but downtown Aurora is still really nice. Do not trust some of the statistics and reviews about "bad crime". However, there is a reason I gave this 4 stars... We became broke here and gained debt sadly. After 6th grade, I had to move to Perry Florida, but I'm moving back here, after I graduate from Tallahassee Community College. Everytime I think about this place nostalgia floods back and I can not get it out of my mind. This place is a very underrated gem. So if you like nice medium cities with people and charm this is definitely the place for you. Love you Aurora!
I believe that Aurora was an amazing place to live throughout my entire life (with some downsides). It has such an diverse community of people that truly do come together and find a great connection. It is a mainly very safe place to live and has some great school districts involved in it. For physical descriptions, I would say that many roads are hard to drive on due to a lack of care from the city, but there are so many beautiful places to visit like downtown aurora. Also, it a perfect population so you can never get bored! Overall, I would never regret living here.
Great family environment - lots of things to do and restaurants. Additionally, schools welcome family involvement and are truly top notch! You can work remotely, or even commute into Chicago (45-50 min via train)....