Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 19,406, settled in 1834.
For most people who can afford it, yes. North Aurora grades B overall, ranked 406th of 767 in Illinois. Residents are healthier than 85% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $114K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $404K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. On hazard risk, just 113 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. Red Oak Nature Center, at 37 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. North Aurora is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where North Aurora beats most towns.
Where North Aurora’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far North Aurora is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 352 in 1910, 18,261 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2020 and 6 maps from 1932 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Aurora. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw39 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw37 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Aurora, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in North Aurora.
30% of North Aurora adults have high blood pressure, against 35% in Illinois’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in North Aurora. North Aurora beats the Illinois average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| North Aurora | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | North Aurora | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.8% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 95% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $345 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
North Aurora’s FEMA risk score is 16 of 100, where Illinois’ towns sit at 50 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Since 1978, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Aurora.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median rent in North Aurora is $1,504 a month. Typical home values rose 5.5% in the year to September 2026.
| North Aurora | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,504 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2.9 miles of trail in 21 parks and preserves.
| North Aurora | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Red Oak Nature Center | 1.4 mi | 37 |
| 2. Fearn Park | 0.4 mi | 30 |
| 3. Lippold Park | 0.2 mi | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave North Aurora for work: only 3% work in town. 21% of North Aurora workers work from home. Since 2013, North Aurora has added 829 jobs, to 5,735 in 2023.
| North Aurora | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $114,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
North Aurora has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
North Aurora's reported crime rate is below Illinois's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 28 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| North Aurora | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.6 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. North Aurora has grown 6% since 2020, to 19,406 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 41% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| North Aurora | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| North Aurora | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.9% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.3% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
9 within 15 miles of the center of North Aurora
About 5 of every 100 North Aurora residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
North Aurora is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Aurora. Per the 2020 census, the population was 18,261. North Aurora maintains its own public library district, fire district, and police department, but public spaces and parks are managed by the neighboring Fox Valley Park District.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
6 towns share a border with North Aurora.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Aurora | #406 | B | C− | — | C+ | A |
| Aurora | #422 | B | C− | C+ | B+ | B |
| Batavia | #97 | A | C− | B+ | A− | A |
| Sugar Grove Township | #380 | B | D | — | B+ | A− |
| Batavia Township | #213 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Aurora Township | #541 | C+ | C+ | — | C | B |
| Blackberry Township | #259 | A− | C− | — | B+ | A |
North Aurora, Sugar Grove Township, Batavia Township, Aurora Township and Blackberry Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare North Aurora with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. North Aurora grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #406 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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