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.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 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.

Down paymentRate%

Aurora$1,950/mo

Typical home $343K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.55% · or rent about $888/mo · Housing →

Eureka$1,720/mo

Typical home $308K (Census) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $1,071/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Aurora and Eureka.

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 Utah ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–AuroraNot graded C+EurekaBetter than 42% of districts in the state

Where they are

72 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AuroraUT EurekaUT

Aurora ↔ Eureka72 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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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.

Only big differences vs Utah average

AuroraEureka

People

Population 949Highest 828Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -3.1%Lowest UT: +18.4% -1%Highest UT: +18.4%

Median age 41.1±9.9Highest 28% above UT 37.5±7.9Lowest 17% above UT

Aurora and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.2%±4.2Lowest UT: 27.8% 30.7%±7.6Highest UT: 27.8%

Eureka and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 18%±3.6Highest UT: 11.9% 16.5%±5.1Lowest UT: 11.9%

Aurora and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 20.9%Highest UT: 37.7% 20.1%Lowest UT: 37.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±3.7Highest UT: 8.1% 2.8%±2.4Lowest UT: 8.1%

Aurora and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $91,250±$17kHighest 4% below UT $74,028±$13kLowest 22% below UT

Aurora and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $297,200±$32kLowest 39% below UT $307,700±$45kHighest 37% below UT

Eureka and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $888±$520Lowest 41% below UT $1,071±$279Highest 28% below UT

Eureka and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,620Highest 36% below UT $1,307Lowest 48% below UT

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27.8%±100Lowest UT: 47.2% 80%±100Highest UT: 47.2%

Eureka and Aurora are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 4.6%Lowest UT: 8.5% 19.1%Highest UT: 8.5%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 92.9%Lowest UT: 70.2% 96.2%Highest UT: 70.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 15 yrs older than UT 1947Lowest 45 yrs older than UT

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 25% below UT 37 minHighest 67% above UT

Work from home 7.5%±3.8Highest UT: 17.6% 6.2%±3.9Lowest UT: 17.6%

Aurora and Eureka are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2% 2%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 30.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.41Lowest 0.57Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Salina (25%)Nephi (16%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EurekaFew work in Aurora

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 5.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 3.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 56.9Lowest 61.0Highest

Schools

School district —Tintic District

High school in town —Tintic High

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.3

Utah 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.

Aurora vs Eureka

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Eureka gets 37 more inches of snow a year

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Aurora

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