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About Aurora
City in Iowa, USAAurora is a city in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. The population was 169 in the 2020 census, a decline from 194 in 2000. Aurora was founded in 1886 by the Chicago Great Western Railway, and incorporated in 1899. The town was laid out on land donated by a Bishop Warren and his wife Alice, and is named after Warren's birthplace of East Aurora, New York.
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Housing in Aurora
The typical Aurora home is worth about $242,000, up 8.1% in a year, close to the Iowa typical home.
Work & commute in Aurora
Full picture →Most working residents leave Aurora for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Independence (12%), Cedar Rapids (12%) and Manchester (9%). Half commute less than 32 miles.
Health in Aurora
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 31 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Aurora
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Aurora
Full climate →Aurora has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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