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Aurora vs Plainfield

Aurora, IL compared with Plainfield, IL · 10 miles apart

Aurora has 181,505 residents to Plainfield’s 50,043. Aurora comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Plainfield does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.

Aurora, IL Plainfield, IL
Population 181,505 50,043
Density (per sq mi) 4,011 1,914
Median household income $93,633 $144,000
Median home value $274,800 $431,400
Median rent $1,596 $2,119
Homeownership 66.4% 88%
Average commute 27.2 min 33.3 min
Median age 35.2 37.5
Bachelor's degree + 38.5% 56%
Poverty rate 9.5% 4.2%
Unemployment 5.8% 3.8%
Price to income 2.9×
Clear days a year 21
Days above 90°F 9

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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