Population
Sacramento
524,802
Aurora
390,201
Median Income
Sacramento
$83,753
Aurora
$84,320
Home Value
Sacramento
$484,600
Aurora
$444,500
Rent
Sacramento
$1,694
Aurora
$1,759
Crime Rate
Sacramento
7.55
Aurora
9.49
Cost of Living
Sacramento
148.8
Aurora
146.9
Avg Temp
Sacramento
62°F
Aurora
50°F
Unemployment
Sacramento
6.2%
Aurora
5.7%
How Similar Are Sacramento & Aurora?
Aurora is Sacramento's #5 most similar city
5 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Sacramento
524,802
Aurora
390,201
Sacramento has a 26% larger population than Aurora.
Violent Crime
Sacramento
7.55
Aurora
9.49
Aurora has a 20% higher violent crime than Sacramento.
Property Crime
Sacramento
25.47
Aurora
31.04
Aurora has a 18% higher property crime than Sacramento.
Political Leaning
Sacramento
38.4%
Aurora
38.5%
Both cities lean Democratic with similar vote shares — 0% difference.
Unemployment
Sacramento
6.2%
Aurora
5.7%
Both cities have similar unemployment — just a 8% difference.
Median Income
Sacramento
$83,753
Aurora
$84,320
Both cities have similar median income — just a 1% difference.
Home Values
Sacramento
$484,600
Aurora
$444,500
Both cities have similar home values — just a 8% difference.
Education
Sacramento
25.2%
Aurora
21.8%
Sacramento has a 13% higher education than Aurora.
Demographics
Sacramento
36.8%
Aurora
49.2%
Aurora has a 25% higher demographics than Sacramento.
Cost of Living
Sacramento
148.8
Aurora
146.9
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 1% difference.
5 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Sacramento and Aurora share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Sacramento
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Aurora
Sacramento leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Aurora leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDSacramento scores 108.2 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 118.0 in Aurora. Aurora has a fair market rent (2br) of $2,089 vs $2,255 in Sacramento (8% lower). Aurora scores 196.4 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 206.3 in Sacramento.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSAurora has a median property tax of $2,321 vs $3,690 in Sacramento (59% lower). Aurora has a owner-occupied of 63.3% compared to 51.5% in Sacramento. Aurora has a vacancy rate of 4.7% compared to 5.3% in Sacramento.
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Single-Family Homes
Jobs & Economy — Aurora leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSAurora has a poverty rate of 11.3% compared to 14.4% in Sacramento. Sacramento: 275,106 vs Aurora: 219,919 for labor force. Sacramento has a work from home of 17.8% compared to 14.8% in Aurora.
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Crime & Safety — Sacramento leads
Source: FBI UCRSacramento has a violent crime clearance of 42.8% compared to 29.6% in Aurora. Aurora has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 1.36 compared to 1.92 in Sacramento. Sacramento has a assault rate (per 1k) of 5.20 compared to 7.28 in Aurora.
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Weather & Climate — Sacramento leads
Source: NOAA / Open-MeteoAurora: 10.7" vs Sacramento: 23.6" for annual rainfall. Sacramento averages 51°F, about 13°F warmer than Aurora. Sacramento averages 62°F, about 12°F warmer than Aurora.
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Schools & Education — Sacramento leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauSacramento has a bachelor's degree or higher of 25.2% compared to 21.8% in Aurora. Sacramento has a high school diploma or higher of 39.4% compared to 37.3% in Aurora.
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High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSacramento has a population of 524,802, about 1.3x the size of Aurora (390,201).
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Sacramento
Aurora
Healthcare — Aurora leads
Source: CMS Hospital CompareAurora: 5 vs Sacramento: 4 for with emergency services. Aurora: 4.0 vs Sacramento: 3.5 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Sacramento leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSSacramento has a bicycle of 1.4% compared to 0.2% in Aurora. Aurora has a public transit of 3.6% compared to 1.9% in Sacramento. Sacramento has a work from home of 17.8% compared to 14.8% in Aurora.
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