Aurora, IL
US City in Illinois, Midwest · ranked on 30 metrics
Aurora, IL is a US city in Illinois with a population of 181,666 (144th of 477). It ranks best for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (74th of 395), Median Household Income (102nd of 434), Poverty Rate (%) (107th of 434). It ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (335th of 434).
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Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202563rd of 39584
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 202574th of 39581
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 91st of 46080
- Median Household Income$93,633Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024102nd of 43477
- Poverty Rate (%)9.52%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024107th of 43476
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025105th of 39574
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024157th of 43464
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024166th of 43462
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024184th of 43458
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Price Level (Goods)107.3Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 429th of 4606
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024335th of 43423
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 345th of 46024
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 337th of 46026
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024280th of 43436
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 272nd of 46040
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025233rd of 39541
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025190th of 39552
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 11 widely reported measures from 4 categories, leaving out size and totals
Plano, TX85% similar- Grand Prairie, TX82% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Aurora, IL?
- Aurora, IL has a population of 181,666, 144th among 477 US cities.
- What does Aurora, IL rank best at?
- Among US cities, Aurora, IL ranks best for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (74th of 395); Median Household Income (102nd of 434); Poverty Rate (%) (107th of 434).
- Where does Aurora, IL rank worst?
- Aurora, IL ranks lowest for Average Commute (Minutes) (335th of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Aurora, IL?
- Rankodex ranks Aurora, IL on 30 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
30 metrics with a value for this place, in 6 topics