Aurora
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Outdoors in Aurora
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Hotel Arthur
Hotel Arthur, also commonly known as the Traction Terminal Building, is a historic, six-story building in Aurora, Illinois. It was originally designed as a hotel to service travelers on the Fox River.
About Aurora
City in Illinois, United StatesAurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States, located along the Fox River. The population was 180,542 at the 2020 census. It is the second-most populous city in Illinois, after Chicago, and the 144th-most populous city in the US. Aurora is the most populous city in Illinois that is not a county seat. Founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded into DuPage, Kendall, and Will counties. Once a mid-sized manufacturing city, Aurora has grown since the 1960s into a large city within the Chicago metropolitan area. In 1908, Aurora adopted the nickname "City of Lights", because in 1881 it was one of the first cities in the United States to implement an all-electric str…
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How Aurora ranks
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Housing in Aurora
The median sale price was $355,000 in May 2026.
A seller's market
Safety in Aurora
Safety Grade C+
Aurora reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 57% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 83%.
Work & commute in Aurora
Full picture →Most working residents leave Aurora for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (13%), Naperville (9%) and Batavia (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
Health in Aurora
Health Grade B
Healthier than 65% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Natural hazards in Aurora
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Aurora
Full climate →Aurora has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Aurora is a college town
Colleges →of Aurora’s residents are enrolled in college. Aurora University has about 4,169 students on campus.
Aurora’s library
Library details →Where Aurora is
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