What stands out worked out from the figures below

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Aurora has the most trails (35.5 mi).

Warrenville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).

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Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

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Measure	Aurora	Warrenville
People
Population	179,898Highest	14,718Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-8.8%Lowest	+3.1%Highest
Median age	35.2±0.7Lowest 10% below IL	36.5±1.9Highest 6% below IL
	Warrenville and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.2%±0.9Highest IL: 21.8%	22.8%±3.3Lowest IL: 21.8%
	Aurora and Warrenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	11.1%±0.6Lowest IL: 17%	14.8%±1.9Highest IL: 17%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	38.5%Lowest IL: 37.8%	44.9%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7%±0.5Highest IL: 6.3%	6.1%±1.3Lowest IL: 6.3%
	Aurora and Warrenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$93,633±$4kLowest 12% above IL	$100,321±$8kHighest 20% above IL
	Warrenville and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$274,800±$5kLowest 4% above IL	$286,100±$13kHighest 9% above IL
	Warrenville and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,596±$55Lowest 25% above IL	$1,926±$200Highest 51% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,263Highest 18% above IL	$5,853Lowest 10% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	45.7%±3.7Highest IL: 47.9%	45.5%±14.3Lowest IL: 47.9%
	Aurora and Warrenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%	11.3%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	66.4%Lowest IL: 67.1%	74.6%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year	1987Highest 16 yrs newer than IL	1982Lowest 11 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest about the IL average	27 minHighest about the IL average
Work from home	16.1%±0.8Lowest IL: 15.9%	16.2%±3.6Highest IL: 15.9%
	Warrenville and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town	10.2%Highest	4.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles	35.5 miHighest	2.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi	0.8 miHighest	0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map	119Highest	12Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure	93.7Highest	93.2Lowest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

IL average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.