Aurora vs Oak Park
Aurora, IL compared with Oak Park, IL · 27 miles apart
Aurora has 181,505 residents to Oak Park’s 52,823. Aurora comes out ahead on homeownership, average commute, price to income. Oak Park does better on median household income, median rent, bachelor's degree +.
| Aurora, IL | Oak Park, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,505 | 52,823 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,011 | 11,239 |
| Median household income | $93,633 | $110,820 |
| Median home value | $274,800 | $465,500 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $1,593 |
| Homeownership | 66.4% | 60% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 31.6 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 40.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 72.5% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 7.4% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 4.2× |
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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