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Aurora is a tiny town of 651 people in Cayuga County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Ithaca, NY and 55 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
651people
$263kTypical home
$1,350/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
58"Snow
185Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 651
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 708 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Rochester, NY
- 24 mi to Ithaca, NY
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,655/mo)
- Median rent $1,350/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 185 sunny days a year (45 totally clear)
- 180 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (575 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 19% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 39% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ITH airport
- 39 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 512 ft
- 172 mi to the ocean
- 1 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 221 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of New York districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Cayuga County: R+13 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk