Aurora Real Estate & Houses for Sale

The character of Aurora is exemplified by its slower-paced environment. There are over 150 parks close by for residents to discover, including Sheppard's Bush and Vandorf Woodlot, and they are very well-situated, making it easy to access them. This town is very quiet overall, as noise from streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue.

Transportation

Driving is a reasonably good medium of transportation in Aurora. Parking is generally easy. However, the public transit service in Aurora is not very frequent. Thankfully, house owners can depend on plenty of rapid transit stations on the Viva Blue. There is the Bloomington and Aurora on the Barrie and Richmond Hill. The town is served by about 20 bus lines, and the nearest bus stop is usually very close by. Traveling by foot is not very popular in this part of the Greater Toronto Area metropolitan area, even though running common errands is easy without the need to get in a car. On the other hand, the bike is a fairly good mode of transportation in Aurora.

Housing

In Aurora, the majority of buildings are single detached homes, and the rest are mainly small apartment buildings. About 40% of properties in this town were constructed after the year 2000, while most of the remaining buildings were constructed in the 1960s and the 1980s. This town offers mainly three bedroom and four or more bedroom homes. Roughly 80% of the population of this town own their home and 20% are renters.

Services

It is a short trip to reach daycares and primary schools from any location in Aurora. However, it can be difficult to get to high schools as a pedestrian. When it comes to food, the nearest grocery store in this town is typically only a rather short walk away. Furthermore, Aurora is a good place in which to go out to eat, and property owners can enjoy about 20 cafes as well.