Aurora vs Des Plaines
Aurora, IL compared with Des Plaines, IL · 27 miles apart
Aurora has 181,505 residents to Des Plaines’s 58,772. Aurora comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Des Plaines does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Aurora, IL | Des Plaines, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,505 | 58,772 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,011 | 4,128 |
| Median household income | $93,633 | $97,875 |
| Median home value | $274,800 | $335,600 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $1,606 |
| Homeownership | 66.4% | 78.3% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 28.2 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 42.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 38.9% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 6% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 4.1% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 3.4× |
| Clear days a year | — | 18 |
| Days above 90°F | — | 15 |
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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