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AuroraWI

A town of 1,020.

Population
1,020
2025 Census estimate · +3.2% since 2020
Median home value
$163K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
53.7
years
Jobs based here
130
A commuter town

Is Aurora a good place to live?

The best of Aurora’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 24 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns score higher on cost of living. 21% of the land in Aurora is conserved, against 3.8% in Wisconsin’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Florence County Forest, 2,273 acres with 5 miles of trail. Aurora has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestACost of livingAOutdoorsA−Hazard riskWeakestDWalkability

What makes Aurora stand out

Where Aurora beats most towns.

24Low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsA−
Low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Small town

1,020 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Kingsford · 3 miNiagara · 5 miIron Mountain · 5 miNiagara · 9 miHomestead · 9 miDunbar · 9 mi
KingsfordFlorenceBreitung TownshipHomesteadDunbarNiagaraCommonwealthKingsfordFlorenceBreitung TownshipHomesteadDunbarNiagaraCommonwealthAurora

How Aurora grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Aurora is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $163K, 2.5 years of the Iron Mountain area’s $65K median household incomeAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.5 of 20; 1.5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 24% of U.S. communities; cold waves tops the listA−Open →HealthDickinson County Memorial Hospital 4.6 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBehind 65% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Jobs & income$79K median household incomeC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsAOpen →HistoryB−Open →Civic life4.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 53.7; 18% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Aurora: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Aurora, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWe Energies20.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers35% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Aurora’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFlorence School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTown of Aurora ClerkThe town itself; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes54151, 5412154151 95% · 54121 5%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.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Aurora’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Aurora for work: only 5% work in town. Aurora’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Aurora has added 20 jobs, to 130 in 2023.

5%work in town
AuroraWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work20 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line5.8%6.4%9.6%
Working residents who work in town5.4%8.3%8%
Median household income$79,000$87,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Aurora5%
Iron Mountain25%
Florence12%
Kingsford7%
Breitung Township5%
11 mi
median commute distance
130
jobs based in Aurora
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns
Full pageAurora’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here130 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work5% work in AuroraCommute times20 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

Aurora faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.

24risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
24Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
Full pageAurora’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters4 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready8.5 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsA

Aurora’s grade for the outdoors is an A

The trail density in Aurora is 1.3 miles per square mile. 48 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.

21%conserved
21%
conserved · 5,126 of 24,352 acres
48 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area12.5 mi2,136
2. Florence County Forest5 mi2,273
3. Wilderness Shores Recreation Area2.1 mi686
Full pageAurora’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map48 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk12.5 miles of trail · Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural AreaConserved land21% conserved · 5,126 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Aurora?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HealthC

Health in Aurora trails 69% of U.S. towns

Aurora beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 16% of Aurora adults report frequent physical distress.

31%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
AuroraWisconsin townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)31%26%25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outAuroraWI
More adults treating high blood pressure80.9%77.8%
More adults with COPD8.8%6.5%
Dickinson County Memorial Hospital
4.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
Full pageAurora’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby4.6 miles to an ER · Dickinson County Memorial HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than WI on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Aurora

Aurora has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Aurora’s July high is 80°F.

61″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–26°
Spring28–52°
Summer52–78°
Fall34–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageAurora’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows 5°Rain & snow61″ of snow a winter · 30 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Aurora

16pages on Aurora
The big questions
SchoolsC+Behind 65% of WI districtsHealthCBetter than WI on 1 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingAWork & commuteC+$79K median household income · 130 jobs hereNatural hazardsA−FEMA risk higher than 24% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
OutdoorsA48 mi of trails · 21% conserved landPlacesLibraryB−Dickinson County LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 146 residentsClimate80° summer highs · 61″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Aurora; the nearest are

Bay de Noc Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Escanaba, MI49.3 mi$5,712 in-state tuitionNorthern Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Marquette, MI64.8 mi$14,277 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Aurora residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Aurora for work

Where Aurora’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

25% → Iron Mountain Iron Mountain 25% 12% → Florence Florence 12% 7% → Kingsford Kingsford 7% 5% → Breitung Township Breitung Township 5% 3% → Green Bay Green Bay 3% 2% → Niagara Niagara 2% Aurora · 5% stay
130jobs based in Aurora
5%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Aurora

Town in Wisconsin, United States

Aurora is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 987 at the 2020 census. Aurora lies on the Michigan-Wisconsin border, across the Menominee River from Kingsford, Michigan.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
38 sq mi
Elevation
1,302 ft

Questions about Aurora

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Aurora, WI expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.