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Aurora is a big small town of 7,397 people in Lawrence County, Missouri. It's about 28 miles from Springfield, MO and 134 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $823 a month.
7,397people
$124kTypical home
$823/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
10"Snow
248Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,397
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,173 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 28 mi to Springfield, MO
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$784/mo)
- Median rent $823/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (107 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (466 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SGF airport
- 132 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,421 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 254 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Missouri districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lawrence County: R+64 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk