Recommend place to live in Aurora
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4/11/2007
I have seen some negative comments about Aurora, but I could say much the same about most larger towns.
We have lived in Aurora for nearly 4 years on the far West side and we don't have a lot of negatives about the area.
First, the East side of town near the river does have some bad areas, but that has improved dramatically. Yes there are still some gang issues, but that has gone down.
Having said that, School district 129 which is the west side of the fox river, has some very good elementary, middle schools, and a good high school. The main issue is the high school which has nearly 4,000 students.
Aurora has a large blend of minorities, I would estimate the school is about 38% white, 30% hispanic, and 30% black, and 2% other. (This is an unscientific estimate based upon what we have experienced with children at Hall Elementary, Jefferson Middel School, and West High School.
In our Neighborhood the split is probably 50% white and the rest, hispanic, black and other minorities. We have found our neighborhood to be safe and very friendly.
The far east side of Aurora, also has a good reputation.
Because Aurora is located 40 miles from downtown Chicago, if you are looking for nightlife that would be the place to go. But if you want a good friendly neighborhood for your family, Aurora isn't bad. The cost of living is much lower then the surrounding communities. It also has a free zoo, (not large, but not bad for its size) that is a nice place to go on the weekend for a few hours.
Ken | Aurora, IL