Aurora vs Verona

A side-by-side comparison of Aurora and Verona: population, income, housing, and more.

Aurora and Verona are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Aurora has the higher population (7,331 vs 443 in Verona). Aurora has the higher median household income ($46,855 vs $43,295 in Verona). Aurora has the higher median home value ($108,700 vs $85,200 in Verona).

Population, income & housing

	Aurora	Verona
Population	7,331	443
Median age	42.3 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$46,855	$43,295
Median home value	$108,700	$85,200
Median gross rent	$766	$906
Housing units	3,471	191
Homeownership rate	67.1%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	15.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Aurora	Verona
Population	7,438 → 7,331 (-1.4%)	647 → 443 (-31.5%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $46,855 (+20.9%)	$28,633 → $43,295 (+51.2%)
Median home value	$78,600 → $108,700 (+38.3%)	$40,000 → $85,200 (+113.0%)
Median gross rent	$698 → $766 (+9.7%)	$492 → $906 (+84.1%)

Aurora

Population

7,4387,331

Median household income

$38,750$46,855

Median home value

$78,600$108,700

Median gross rent

$698$766

Verona

Population

647443

Median household income

$28,633$43,295

Median home value

$40,000$85,200

Median gross rent

$492$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Aurora	Verona
Under 5	3.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	20.9%	24.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	3.2%
25 to 34	10.8%	9.3%
35 to 44	14.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.0%
75 and over	9.9%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Aurora	Verona
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	57.1%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Aurora	Verona
No high school diploma	18.6%	39.6%
High school graduate	42.0%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	0.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Aurora	Verona
Drove alone	74.5%	74.8%
Carpooled	12.8%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	8.8%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Aurora	Verona
1-unit, detached	72.0%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Aurora	Verona
Poverty rate	17.2%	25.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	19	24
Median year structure built	1973	1961