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Aurora vs Hoffman Estates

Aurora, IL compared with Hoffman Estates, IL · 22 miles apart

Aurora has 181,505 residents to Hoffman Estates’s 50,858. Aurora comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Hoffman Estates does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Aurora, IL Hoffman Estates, IL
Population 181,505 50,858
Density (per sq mi) 4,011 2,477
Median household income $93,633 $106,806
Median home value $274,800 $351,900
Median rent $1,596 $1,734
Homeownership 66.4% 74.2%
Average commute 27.2 min 28.5 min
Median age 35.2 39.2
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 48.5%
Poverty rate 9.5% 7.1%
Unemployment 5.8% 4.2%
Price to income 2.9× 3.3×

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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