Aurora vs Arlington Heights
Aurora, IL compared with Arlington Heights, IL · 28 miles apart
Aurora has 181,505 residents to Arlington Heights’s 76,216. Aurora comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Arlington Heights does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Aurora, IL | Arlington Heights, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,505 | 76,216 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,011 | 4,587 |
| Median household income | $93,633 | $116,723 |
| Median home value | $274,800 | $414,500 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $1,760 |
| Homeownership | 66.4% | 74% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 27.7 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 42.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 60.4% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 3.5% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 3.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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