Chicago metro, IL relocation guide
Moving to Aurora, IL
$409,900Median listing price
Chicago metro, ILArea
Commuter-friendlyCommute profile
About Aurora
Illinois' second-largest city (about 180,500 residents in 2020), straddling Kane, DuPage, Will, and Kendall counties along the Fox River. Housing runs from historic Victorian and early-20th-century homes near downtown and the Tanner Historic District to postwar ranches and large newer subdivisions on the far east and west sides.
Home prices in Aurora
The median listing price in Aurora is $409,900.
Top places in Aurora
- Phillips Park Zoo
- Paramount Theatre
- Aurora Regional Fire Museum
- SciTech Hands On Museum
- Santori Public Library (downtown)
- RiverEdge Park
- Tanner House Museum
- Westfield Fox Valley mall area
Commuting from Aurora
- BNSF Line Metra service at the Aurora Transportation Center (the line's western terminus) and at Route 59 station, with direct trains to Chicago Union Station (roughly 65–75 minutes). Amtrak's Illinois Zephyr, Carl Sandburg, and California Zephyr also stop at Aurora. Driving to downtown Chicago is about 40 miles; allow roughly 1 to 1¼ hours, highly traffic-dependent.
Aurora FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Aurora, IL?
The median listing price in Aurora is $409,900. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 24, 2026 - How is the commute from Aurora, IL?
BNSF Line Metra service at the Aurora Transportation Center (the line's western terminus) and at Route 59 station, with direct trains to Chicago Union Station (roughly 65–75 minutes). Amtrak's Illinois Zephyr, Carl Sandburg, and California Zephyr also stop at Aurora. Driving to downtown Chicago is about 40 miles; allow roughly 1 to 1¼ hours, highly traffic-dependent.
Town links
Schools
Transit
Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.