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Best places to live in Greater Aurora

24 places with 824,465 residents within about 25 km of Aurora, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Aurora, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Oswego (Illinois)
    Illinois, 33,955 residents    74
  2. 2Parker (Colorado)
    Colorado, 49,550 residents    74
  3. 3Boulder Hill
    Illinois, 8,108 residents    73
  4. 4Stonegate (Colorado)
    Colorado, 8,962 residents    72
  5. 5Lynwood (Illinois, 7,713 residents)
    Illinois, 7,713 residents    71
  6. 6Yorkville (Illinois)
    Illinois, 18,451 residents    70
  7. 7Warrenville (Illinois)
    Illinois, 13,317 residents    68
  8. 8Aurora (Illinois)
    Illinois, 200,661 residents    64
  9. 9Geneva (Illinois)
    Illinois, 21,806 residents    64
  10. 10Montgomery (Illinois)
    Illinois, 19,489 residents    63

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For retired couples

  1. 1Parker (Colorado)
    Colorado, 49,550 residents    74
  2. 2Stonegate (Colorado)
    Colorado, 8,962 residents    72
  3. 3Warrenville (Illinois)
    Illinois, 13,317 residents    66
  4. 4Oswego (Illinois)
    Illinois, 33,955 residents    65
  5. 5Geneva (Illinois)
    Illinois, 21,806 residents    64
  6. 6Boulder Hill
    Illinois, 8,108 residents    64
  7. 7Yorkville (Illinois)
    Illinois, 18,451 residents    63
  8. 8Lynwood (Illinois, 7,713 residents)
    Illinois, 7,713 residents    63
  9. 9Batavia (Illinois)
    Illinois, 26,495 residents    62
  10. 10Cherry Creek
    Colorado, 11,120 residents    62

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For remote workers

  1. 1Oswego (Illinois)
    Illinois, 33,955 residents    69
  2. 2Parker (Colorado)
    Colorado, 49,550 residents    68
  3. 3Yorkville (Illinois)
    Illinois, 18,451 residents    67
  4. 4Geneva (Illinois)
    Illinois, 21,806 residents    67
  5. 5Boulder Hill
    Illinois, 8,108 residents    66
  6. 6Batavia (Illinois)
    Illinois, 26,495 residents    66
  7. 7Montgomery (Illinois)
    Illinois, 19,489 residents    66
  8. 8Aurora (Illinois)
    Illinois, 200,661 residents    65
  9. 9Lynwood (Illinois, 7,713 residents)
    Illinois, 7,713 residents    65
  10. 10Stonegate (Colorado)
    Colorado, 8,962 residents    65

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For commuters

  1. 1Aurora (Illinois)
    Illinois, 200,661 residents    81
  2. 2Aurora (Colorado)
    Colorado, 359,407 residents    79
  3. 3Oswego (Illinois)
    Illinois, 33,955 residents    77
  4. 4Warrenville (Illinois)
    Illinois, 13,317 residents    77
  5. 5Boulder Hill
    Illinois, 8,108 residents    75
  6. 6Montgomery (Illinois)
    Illinois, 19,489 residents    75
  7. 7Stonegate (Colorado)
    Colorado, 8,962 residents    75
  8. 8Batavia (Illinois)
    Illinois, 26,495 residents    74
  9. 9North Aurora
    Illinois, 17,456 residents    74
  10. 10Parker (Colorado)
    Colorado, 49,550 residents    73

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For single professionals

  1. 1Aurora (Colorado)
    Colorado, 359,407 residents    73
  2. 2Aurora (Illinois)
    Illinois, 200,661 residents    71
  3. 3Warrenville (Illinois)
    Illinois, 13,317 residents    65
  4. 4Oswego (Illinois)
    Illinois, 33,955 residents    63
  5. 5Batavia (Illinois)
    Illinois, 26,495 residents    61
  6. 6Stonegate (Colorado)
    Colorado, 8,962 residents    59
  7. 7Boulder Hill
    Illinois, 8,108 residents    59
  8. 8Montgomery (Illinois)
    Illinois, 19,489 residents    59
  9. 9North Aurora
    Illinois, 17,456 residents    59
  10. 10Parker (Colorado)
    Colorado, 49,550 residents    58

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Oswego (Illinois)
    Illinois, 33,955 residents    59
  2. 2Boulder Hill
    Illinois, 8,108 residents    56
  3. 3Yorkville (Illinois)
    Illinois, 18,451 residents    55
  4. 4Lynwood (Illinois, 7,713 residents)
    Illinois, 7,713 residents    54
  5. 5Geneva (Illinois)
    Illinois, 21,806 residents    51
  6. 6Batavia (Illinois)
    Illinois, 26,495 residents    51
  7. 7North Aurora
    Illinois, 17,456 residents    50
  8. 8Aurora (Illinois)
    Illinois, 200,661 residents    50
  9. 9Montgomery (Illinois)
    Illinois, 19,489 residents    50
  10. 10Warrenville (Illinois)
    Illinois, 13,317 residents    47

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Towns in Greater Aurora