Dearborn County, Indiana
Aurora Real Estate and Local Guide
Aurora is a historic Ohio River city in Dearborn County in southeastern Indiana, platted in 1819. Its church spires earned it the nickname the City of Spires.
Living in Aurora
Known as the City of Spires for its prominent church steeples along the Ohio River. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $46,733 median household
EducationAbout 17% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyDearborn County
Homes in Aurora
Median home valueAbout $123,600
- About 63% of housing units are owner-occupied, with the remainder renter-occupied.
- Roughly 71% of homes are single-family houses, a lower share reflecting older riverfront housing stock.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Aurora home
Hillforest Victorian House Museum
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Italian Renaissance mansion completed in 1855 for Thomas Gaff, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992
Downtown Aurora Historic District
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Historic riverfront district preserving 19th-century commercial and civic architecture
Dearborn Trail
Source: indianatrails.com
Paved riverfront path of about 4.5 miles following the Ohio River and linking Aurora with Lawrenceburg and Greendale