Aurora vs Waukegan
Aurora, IL compared with Waukegan, IL · 47 miles apart
Aurora has 181,505 residents to Waukegan’s 87,940. Aurora comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Waukegan does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.
| Aurora, IL | Waukegan, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,505 | 87,940 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,011 | 3,625 |
| Median household income | $93,633 | $71,919 |
| Median home value | $274,800 | $190,900 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $1,205 |
| Homeownership | 66.4% | 50.2% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 26.1 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 35.5 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 20.9% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 15.3% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 2.7× |
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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