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Aurora is a small town of 1,760 people in Wise County, Texas. It's about 47 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,760people
$342kTypical home
$1,185/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
272Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,760
- Part of a metro area
- About 473 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Dallas, TX
- 47 mi to Dallas, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,155/mo)
- Median rent $1,185/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (633 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to FTW airport
- 29 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 751 ft
- 271 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 858 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 111 bars within 25 mi
- 388 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Texas districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wise County: R+70 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk