Aurora vs Schaumburg
Aurora, IL compared with Schaumburg, IL · 21 miles apart
Aurora has 181,505 residents to Schaumburg’s 77,249. Aurora comes out ahead on median rent, homeownership, average commute. Schaumburg does better on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate.
| Aurora, IL | Schaumburg, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,505 | 77,249 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,011 | 3,985 |
| Median household income | $93,633 | $97,514 |
| Median home value | $274,800 | $330,400 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $1,812 |
| Homeownership | 66.4% | 62.9% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 27.8 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 39.6 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 50.4% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 5.7% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 3.5% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 3.4× |
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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