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Aurora is a small city of 17,581 people in Portage County, Ohio. It's about 18 miles from Akron, OH and 21 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $388k and rent runs about $2k a month.
17,581people
$388kTypical home
$1,799/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
63"Snow
167Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,581
- Part of a metro area
- About 767 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 18 mi to Akron, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $388k (≈$2,445/mo)
- Median rent $1,799/mo
- Median household income $128k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 167 sunny days a year (32 totally clear)
- 198 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (53 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (414 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to CAK airport
- 28 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,145 ft
- 280 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 93 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 271 bars within 25 mi
- 355 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 73 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Portage County: R+16 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk