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North Aurora is a small city of 18,696 people in Kane County, Illinois. It's about 34 miles from Chicago, IL. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,696people
$342kTypical home
$1,504/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
30"Snow
224Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,696
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,467 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Chicago, IL
- 34 mi to Chicago, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,157/mo)
- Median rent $1,504/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,134 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ORD airport
- 25 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 127 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,035 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 243 bars within 25 mi
- 634 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 95 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kane County: D+9 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk