Aurora vs Champaign
Aurora, IL compared with Champaign, IL · 114 miles apart
Aurora has 181,505 residents to Champaign’s 91,195. Aurora comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Champaign does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Aurora, IL | Champaign, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,505 | 91,195 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,011 | 3,961 |
| Median household income | $93,633 | $56,118 |
| Median home value | $274,800 | $210,900 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $1,123 |
| Homeownership | 66.4% | 43.8% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 14.9 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 26.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 52.7% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 25.9% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 4.8% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 3.8× |
| Clear days a year | — | 23 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 12 |
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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