A town of 651. A regional job hub with 565 jobs.
The 3 things Aurora does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Aurora. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Aurora for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Ledyard (16%), Lansing (8%) and Ithaca (7%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Aurora beats the New York average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| What stands out | Aurora | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 5.7% | 11.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2% | 3.4% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 19.5% | 15% |
The typical Aurora home is worth about $346,000, up 7.8% in a year, 34% below the New York typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 16% of U.S. communities.
Aurora has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Where Aurora’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
7 notable people were born in Aurora.
Village in New York, United States
Aurora, or Aurora-on-Cayuga, is a village and former college town in the town of Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York, United States, on the shore of Cayuga Lake. The village had a population of 724 at the 2010 census. Wells College, an institution of higher education for women founded by Henry Wells in 1868, was located in Aurora. It became coeducational in 2005 and closed in 2024. In 1980, its Aurora Village-Wells College Historic District, with more than 50 contributing properties, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. From 2001 to 2007, controversial redevelopment of historic properties in the village by American Girl doll-creator Pleasant Rowland and the Aurora Foundation…
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