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Clinton vs Aurora

97 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Clinton) and property tax bill (+52% in Clinton).

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Clinton, MOA regional job hubMissouri · 9,065 people

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Aurora, MOHomes around $178KMissouri · 7,397 people

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.

ClintonA regional job hub

Work5,663 jobsbased in Clinton, a regional job hub

Outdoors#10 most conserved land in MO1.4 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves Housing$172K typical home36% below the MO typical home All about Clinton →

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.

Clinton has more miles of trail

Clinton 1.4 miAurora 0.2 mi

Property tax bill+52%

Tax bills are bigger in Clinton

Clinton $1,316Aurora $867

Work in town+25.4 pts

More of Clinton’s workers stay in town

Clinton 41.9%Aurora 16.5%

Jobs per worker2.2×

Clinton is more of a job hub

Clinton 1.55Aurora 0.70

Average commute7 min

Clinton has the shorter commute

Aurora 21 minClinton 14 min

Growth since 2010+5.6 pts

Clinton has grown faster since 2010

Clinton +1.8%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.

Down paymentRate%

Clinton$1,020/mo

Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $702/mo · Housing →

Aurora$1,040/mo

Typical home $178K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $823/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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 places higher on 14 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

–ClintonNot graded CAuroraBetter than 26% of districts in the state

Health

DClintonHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns D−AuroraHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns

14Clinton

5Aurora

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

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 261 towns #131#237 Most new homesHousing · 200 towns #139#67 Shortest commuteGetting around · 261 towns #9#101 Highest graduation rateSchools · 216 towns #96#170 Most remote workersWork · 255 towns #190#124 Lowest property taxCost of living · 259 towns #106#43 Fastest growingGrowth · 260 towns #128#190 Lowest obesityHealth · 261 towns #146#203

Left end = #1 in Missouri. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Clinton’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

ClintonAurora

Snow a year11″12″

January low19°F 22°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)187d 189d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th 41st

Outdoors & history

ClintonAurora

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land11.5%4.6%

Settled1836 1870

National Register places6 1

Archive photos13 21

Famous people born here8 8

Community

ClintonAurora

Library hours a week58 hrs 54 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 0

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

97 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ClintonMO AuroraMO

Clinton ↔ Aurora97 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.

Only big differences vs Missouri average

ClintonAurora

People

Population 9,065Highest 7,397Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.8%Highest MO: +2.8% -3.8%Lowest MO: +2.8%

Median age 44.2±2.3Highest 13% above MO 43.2±3.3Lowest 11% above MO

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

Kids under 18 22.8%±3Lowest MO: 22.3% 24.2%±5.4Highest MO: 22.3%

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

Age 65+ 24.1%±3.3Highest MO: 17.9% 18.7%±3.7Lowest MO: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.7%Highest MO: 32.4% 12%Lowest MO: 32.4%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.1%±1Highest MO: 5.7% 1.8%±1.5Lowest MO: 5.7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $51,250±$8kHighest 28% below MO $49,848±$10kLowest 29% below MO

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,400±$14kHighest 33% below MO $124,400±$28kLowest 46% below MO

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $702±$189Lowest 32% below MO $823±$120Highest 20% below MO

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,316Highest 32% below MO $867Lowest 55% below MO

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 66.1%±12.2Highest MO: 45.6% 37.9%±17.6Lowest MO: 45.6%

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

Below poverty line 15.2%Lowest MO: 12.6% 18.1%Highest MO: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.4%Lowest MO: 68.1% 68.2%Highest MO: 68.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Highest 2 yrs older than MO 1973Lowest 5 yrs older than MO

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 14 minLowest 42% below MO 21 minHighest 13% below MO

Work from home 5.5%±2.4Lowest MO: 13% 8.9%±5.3Highest MO: 13%

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

Work in townworking residents 41.9%Highest 16.5%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.55Highest 0.70Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Springfield (4%)Springfield (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AuroraFew work in Clinton

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 11.5%Highest 4.6%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 8Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 52.0Lowest 67.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#156 of 226 in MO

School district —AURORA R-VIII

High school in town —Aurora High

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.5

Missouri average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Clinton neighborsTown Square →

T Weaver · 1w

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Aurora neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Clinton

Clinton Township8,881 people · $163K homes

Fields Creek Township1,796 people · $213K homes

Towns like Clinton

Center Township9,372 people · $149K homes

Chillicothe Township9,142 people · $138K homes

Liberty Township14,846 people · $157K homes

Ste. Genevieve5,010 people · $172K homes

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.