Aurora vs Wheaton
Aurora, IL compared with Wheaton, IL · 11 miles apart
Aurora has 181,505 residents to Wheaton’s 54,065. Aurora comes out ahead on median rent, price to income, clear days a year. Wheaton does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Aurora, IL | Wheaton, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 181,505 | 54,065 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,011 | 4,776 |
| Median household income | $93,633 | $120,008 |
| Median home value | $274,800 | $455,700 |
| Median rent | $1,596 | $1,799 |
| Homeownership | 66.4% | 71.7% |
| Average commute | 27.2 min | 25.7 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 36.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 38.5% | 64.5% |
| Poverty rate | 9.5% | 5.6% |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 3.7% |
| Price to income | 2.9× | 3.8× |
| Clear days a year | 21 | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | 10 | 11 |
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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