Aurora vs Springfield
Aurora, IL compared with Springfield, IL · 154 miles apart
Aurora has 181,505 residents to Springfield’s 112,989. Aurora comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Springfield does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Aurora, IL | Springfield, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,505 | 112,989 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,011 | 1,842 |
| Median household income | $93,633 | $66,064 |
| Median home value | $274,800 | $162,100 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $975 |
| Homeownership | 66.4% | 64.3% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 17.4 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 41 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 36.3% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 16.8% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 2.5× |
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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