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Aurora vs Clinton Township

95 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (11.5× in Clinton Township) and street grid (6× in Aurora).

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Aurora, MOHomes around $178KMissouri · 7,397 people
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Clinton Township, MOAn outdoors townHenry County · 8,881 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AuroraHomes around $178K
Housing$178K typical home34% below the MO typical home Outdoors#52 most conserved land in MO0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health95% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Aurora →
Clinton TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#1 most conserved land in MO2.3 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 41%of MO districts All about Clinton Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails11.5×
Clinton Township has more miles of trail
Clinton Township 2.3 miAurora 0.2 mi
Street grid6×
Aurora has the more walkable street grid
Aurora 67.6Clinton Township 11.2
Conserved land+60.2 pts
Clinton Township has more conserved land
Clinton Township 64.8%Aurora 4.6%
Property tax bill+63%
Tax bills are bigger in Clinton Township
Clinton Township $1,409Aurora $867
Average commute7 min
Clinton Township has the shorter commute
Aurora 21 minClinton Township 14 min
Growth since 2010+6 pts
Clinton Township has grown faster since 2010
Clinton Township +2.2%Aurora -3.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Aurora$1,040/mo
Typical home $178K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $823/mo · Housing →
Clinton Township$970/mo
Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $767/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Aurora and Clinton Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Clinton Township places higher on 15 of 19 MO lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Missouri ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
CAuroraBetter than 26% of districts in the state C+Clinton TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state
Health
D−AuroraHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns DClinton TownshipHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns
4Aurora
15Clinton Township

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 261 towns #115#244 Lowest depressionHealth · 261 towns #203#92 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #237#131 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #101#8 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #170#96 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #43#124 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #124#195 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #190#122

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Aurora’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AuroraClinton Township
Snow a year12″11″
January low22°F19°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)189d187d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)41st50th
Outdoors & history
AuroraClinton Township
Trails0 mi2 mi
Conserved land4.6%64.8%
Settled18701836
National Register places1—
Archive photos2113
Famous people born here88
Community
AuroraClinton Township
Library hours a week54 hrs58 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

95 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AuroraMOClinton TownshipHenry County
Aurora ↔ Clinton Township95 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AuroraClinton Township
People
Population 7,397Lowest 8,881Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.8%Lowest MO: +2.8% +2.2%Highest MO: +2.8%
Median age 43.2±3.3Highest 11% above MO 42±2.7Lowest 8% above MO
Aurora and Clinton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±5.4Highest MO: 22.3% 24%±3Lowest MO: 22.3%
Aurora and Clinton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.7%±3.7Lowest MO: 17.9% 23.1%±3.3Highest MO: 17.9%
Clinton Township and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12%Lowest MO: 32.4% 17.4%Highest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.5Lowest MO: 5.7% 2.5%±1.1Highest MO: 5.7%
Clinton Township and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $49,848±$10kLowest 29% below MO $58,909±$7kHighest 17% below MO
Clinton Township and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $124,400±$28kLowest 46% below MO $163,400±$14kHighest 29% below MO
Clinton Township and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $823±$120Highest 20% below MO $767±$68Lowest 26% below MO
Aurora and Clinton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $867Lowest 55% below MO $1,409Highest 28% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 37.9%±17.6Lowest MO: 45.6% 64.1%±12Highest MO: 45.6%
Clinton Township and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18.1%Highest MO: 12.6% 13.4%Lowest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.2%Lowest MO: 68.1% 74.8%Highest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 21 minHighest 13% below MO 14 minLowest 43% below MO
Work from home 8.9%±5.3Highest MO: 13% 5.3%±2.4Lowest MO: 13%
Aurora and Clinton Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 16.5%Lowest 20.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.70Lowest 0.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (20%)Clinton (41%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Clinton TownshipFew work in Aurora
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 4.6%Lowest 64.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 8Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 67.6Highest 11.2Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #156 of 226 in MO#153 of 226 in MO
School district AURORA R-VIIICLINTON
High school in town Aurora HighClinton SR. High
Students per teacherat that high school 13.5Lowest 16.2Highest
Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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