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Aurora vs Aulander

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (16× in Aurora) and average commute (19 min in Aurora).

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Aurora, NCHomes around $138KNorth Carolina · 560 people
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Aulander, NCHomes around $83KNorth Carolina · 689 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 $138K
Housing$138K typical home59% below the NC typical home All about Aurora →
AulanderHomes around $83K
Housing$83K typical home75% below the NC typical home All about Aulander →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Jobs per worker16×
Aurora is more of a job hub
Aurora 0.96Aulander 0.06
Average commute19 min
Aurora has the shorter commute
Aulander 33 minAurora 15 min
Age 65++11.8 pts
Aulander has more people 65 and up
Aulander 29.8%Aurora 18%
Street grid+55%
Aurora has the more walkable street grid
Aurora 66.3Aulander 42.9
Property tax bill+16%
Tax bills are bigger in Aulander
Aulander $1,164Aurora $1,004
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 more a month in Aurora

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$850/mo
Typical home $138K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.15% · or rent about $958/mo · Housing →
Aulander$500/mo
Typical home $83K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $624/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Aurora and Aulander.

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

Grades and rankings, side by side

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

Schools
C+AuroraBetter than 44% of districts in the state –AulanderNot graded
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
AuroraAulander
Snow a year0″1″
January low36°F33°F
July high89°F89°F
Growing season (days)272d223d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th81st
Outdoors & history
AuroraAulander
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0.3%
Archive photos4—
Famous people born here1—
Community
AuroraAulander
Library hours a week43 hrs23 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

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AuroraNCAulanderNC
Aurora ↔ Aulander66 miles apart
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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.

AuroraAulander
People
Population 560Lowest 689Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -12.5%Highest NC: +9.5% -14.7%Lowest NC: +9.5%
Median age 42.5±9.6Lowest 9% above NC 45±11.2Highest 15% above NC
Aulander and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.1%±11.2Highest NC: 21.8% 23.7%±13.9Lowest NC: 21.8%
Aurora and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18%±5.3Lowest NC: 17.2% 29.8%±5.3Highest NC: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.8%Lowest NC: 35.7% 15.9%Highest NC: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±4.1Lowest NC: 6.4% 4.6%±7.5Highest NC: 6.4%
Aulander and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,131±$10kHighest 36% below NC $36,689±$16kLowest 49% below NC
Aurora and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $87,300±$40kLowest 70% below NC $128,300±$66kHighest 56% below NC
Aulander and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $958±$566Highest 22% below NC $624±$199Lowest 49% below NC
Aurora and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,004Lowest 47% below NC $1,164Highest 39% below NC
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.8%±35.3Highest NC: 48.9% 31.5%±24.6Lowest NC: 48.9%
Aurora and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 26.2%Highest NC: 13% 9.9%Lowest NC: 13%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 63.6%Highest NC: 66.6% 63%Lowest NC: 66.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 17 yrs older than NC 1981Highest 10 yrs older than NC
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 minLowest 41% below NC 33 minHighest 33% above NC
Work from home 1.1%±2.2Highest NC: 16.3% 0%±6.7Lowest NC: 16.3%
Aurora and Aulander are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.8 miHighest 32.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.96Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New Bern (12%)Ahoskie (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AulanderFew work in Aurora
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 66.3Highest 42.9Lowest
Schools
School district Beaufort County Schools—
High school in town None in town—
North Carolina average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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