2021 07 11 Aurora Cemetary, Aurora, TX (42), 2021
Aurora’s story
153 years in pictures
Census counts: 372 in 1890, 1,390 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and a map from 1960 on.
- 1873Aurora is settled
Population
1,643
2025 Census estimate · +18.3% since 2020
Typical home
$495K
+4% in a year
Household income
$106K
median
Median age
34.7
years
Jobs based here
270
A commuter town
Is Aurora a good place to live?
Aurora’s best subject grade is an A for incomes; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Aurora’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 70 of Texas’ 990 towns score higher on incomes. Aurora's public schools beat 73% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. Aurora's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 84% of U.S. towns. Aurora has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A growing town
Aurora has grown 35% since 2010
1,220 counted in 2010 and 1,390 in 2020; an estimated 1,643 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Aurora grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Aurora is from typical.
Jobs & incomeAOpen →Cost of livingC−Open →SchoolsB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.8 of 20; 2.3% of households have no car; 2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →HealthLess healthy than 60% of U.S. towns; Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle 12.2 miles awayC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 1% conserved landB−Open →HistoryC−Open →Civic life2 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 34.7; 32% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Aurora: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Aurora, and how to reach them.
PowerOncorEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterGlider Base Estates water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpWaste ConnectionsTrash haulerTown site
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWise County Early Voting ClerkWise County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code7607876078 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Aurora.
HousingCost of living grade C−
Homes in Aurora are worth about $495K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Aurora home is worth about $495,000, up 4% in a year, 67% above the Texas typical home. 85% of households own their home in Aurora, against 69% in Texas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
$495KZillow home value
| Aurora | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 85% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,185 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Aurora$495K
Texas$296K
+4%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Aurora’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Aurora for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Aurora is $106,000. Jobs based in Aurora grew to 270 in 2023, 92 more than in 2013.
1%work in town
| Aurora | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $106,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Aurora1%
Fort Worth25%
Irving6%
Decatur4%
Dallas3%
25 mi
median commute distance
270
jobs based in Aurora
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Aurora, expect mild winters and hot summers
Aurora has mild winters and hot summers. Aurora’s July high is 96°F.
96°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter35–58°
Spring53–76°
Summer72–95°
Fall54–78°
Nov 11
typical first frost
Mar 20
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Aurora stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults sleep under 7 hours
45% of Aurora adults sleep under 7 hours. Aurora beats the Texas average on 5 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of Aurora adults smoke cigarettes.
40%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Aurora | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 39% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 74% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
31 measures vs. Texas
5 better19 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Aurora | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.6% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 14.5% | 19.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 12.5% |
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle
12.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
An age mix much like Texas’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. Aurora has grown 18% since 2020, to 1,643 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 13% of residents are 65 or older in Aurora.
34.7median age · TX 35.6
| Aurora | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 23% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 26% | 22% |
AuroraTexasUnited States
Ages · share of residents
16%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma11%
High school31%
Some college21%
Associate’s5%
Bachelor’s23%
Graduate10%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 35% and 67% women
The Census survey reached too few of Aurora’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Aurora | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.4% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.2% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.9% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.9% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.2% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Aurora, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.1%conserved
| Aurora | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
1.1%
conserved · 25 of 2,368 acres
2.3 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Aurora Ballpark | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Aurora
18pages on Aurora
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Aurora; the nearest are
Remington College-Fort Worth CampusCommunity college · Private nonprofit · North Richland Hills21.2 mi$16,071 tuitionUniversity of North Texas Health Science CenterUniversity or college · Public · Fort Worth22.7 miTarrant County College DistrictCommunity college · Public · Fort Worth22.9 mi$1,863 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Aurora residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Aurora for work
Where Aurora’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
270jobs based in Aurora
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Aurora
City in Texas, United States
Aurora is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,390 in 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 817 ft
- Area code
- 817
Aurora’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Aurora.
How the neighbors grade
Aurora and Rhome have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Aurora reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Aurora with a neighbor →
Questions about Aurora
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Aurora, TX expensive?
Yes. That is 5.5 years of the area's median household income ($90,275 across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.