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Clinton Township vs Aurora

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

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Clinton Township, MOAn outdoors townHenry County · 8,881 people
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Aurora, MOHomes around $178KMissouri · 7,397 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Clinton Township$970/mo
Typical home $163K (Census) · tax rate 0.86% · or rent about $767/mo · Housing →
Aurora$1,040/mo
Typical home $178K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $823/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
C+Clinton TownshipBetter than 41% of districts in the state CAuroraBetter than 26% of districts in the state
Health
DClinton TownshipHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns D−AuroraHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns
15Clinton Township
4Aurora

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

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

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Clinton Township’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
Clinton TownshipAurora
Snow a year11″12″
January low19°F22°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)187d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th41st
Outdoors & history
Clinton TownshipAurora
Trails2 mi0 mi
Conserved land64.8%4.6%
Settled18361870
National Register places—1
Archive photos1321
Famous people born here88
Community
Clinton TownshipAurora
Library hours a week58 hrs54 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.

Clinton TownshipHenry CountyAuroraMO
Clinton Township ↔ Aurora95 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.

Clinton TownshipAurora
People
Population 8,881Highest 7,397Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.2%Highest MO: +2.8% -3.8%Lowest MO: +2.8%
Median age 42±2.7Lowest 8% above MO 43.2±3.3Highest 11% 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%±3Lowest MO: 22.3% 24.2%±5.4Highest 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+ 23.1%±3.3Highest MO: 17.9% 18.7%±3.7Lowest 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+ 17.4%Highest MO: 32.4% 12%Lowest MO: 32.4%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.5%±1.1Highest MO: 5.7% 1.8%±1.5Lowest 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 $58,909±$7kHighest 17% below MO $49,848±$10kLowest 29% 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 $163,400±$14kHighest 29% below MO $124,400±$28kLowest 46% 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 $767±$68Lowest 26% below MO $823±$120Highest 20% 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 $1,409Highest 28% below MO $867Lowest 55% below MO
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.1%±12Highest MO: 45.6% 37.9%±17.6Lowest 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 13.4%Lowest MO: 12.6% 18.1%Highest MO: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 74.8%Highest MO: 68.1% 68.2%Lowest MO: 68.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Highest 3 yrs older than MO 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 43% below MO 21 minHighest 13% below MO
Work from home 5.3%±2.4Lowest MO: 13% 8.9%±5.3Highest 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 20.7%Highest 16.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Highest 0.70Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Clinton (41%)Springfield (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AuroraFew work in Clinton Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 64.8%Highest 4.6%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 11.2Lowest 67.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #153 of 226 in MO#156 of 226 in MO
School district CLINTONAURORA R-VIII
High school in town Clinton SR. HighAurora High
Students per teacherat that high school 16.2Highest 13.5Lowest
Missouri 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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