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Outdoors in Aurora
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c. 1920
718 L Street, Aurora, NE - c. 1920, c. 1920
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About Aurora
City in Nebraska, United StatesAurora is a city in Hamilton County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, Aurora had a population of 4,678. It is the county seat of Hamilton County.
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Housing in Aurora
The typical Aurora home is worth about $276,000, up 6.5% in a year, close to the Nebraska typical home.
Safety in Aurora
Safety Grade A-
Aurora reports less crime per resident than 81% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Aurora
All Aurora schools →School Grade B+
The public schools Aurora’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NE. Ratings are from neighbors.
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