Aurora vs Cicero
Aurora, IL compared with Cicero, IL · 28 miles apart
Aurora has 181,505 residents to Cicero’s 81,858. Aurora comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Cicero does better on median rent, unemployment.
| Aurora, IL | Cicero, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,505 | 81,858 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,011 | 13,957 |
| Median household income | $93,633 | $70,842 |
| Median home value | $274,800 | $249,400 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $1,154 |
| Homeownership | 66.4% | 54.6% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 29.3 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 34.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 10.8% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 14.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 5% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 3.5× |
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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