WISE COUNTY · CITY REPORT

Aurora

Acreage with a UFO legend

MEDIAN LIST
$699K
$ / SQFT
$206
DAYS ON MKT
109
ACTIVE NOW
11
POPULATION
2K
LOCATORN ↑
33.058° N · 97.504° WAURORA, TX
01 — THE VIBE

What it feels like to live here.

Aurora is the hamlet with the 1897 UFO legend and some of the county’s prettiest rolling acreage. No subdivisions to speak of — just long driveways and wide skies, fifteen minutes from Texas Motor Speedway.

QUICK FACTS
COUNTYWise County
SCHOOLSNorthwest ISD
POPULATION1,618 (2024 est.)
DT DALLAS50 min drive
POPULATION: U.S. CENSUS 2024 EST. · DRIVE TIME: OFF-PEAK
02 — MARKET SNAPSHOT

The numbers, at a glance.

ACTIVE LISTINGS (HOMES, INCOME & LAND) · MEDIANS OF LIST PRICES · SOURCE: NTREIS
MEDIAN ACTIVE LIST PRICE
$699K
MEDIAN OF CURRENT LIST PRICES
MEDIAN $ / SQFT
$206
LIST PRICE ÷ LIVING AREA
MEDIAN DAYS ON MARKET
109
ROOM TO NEGOTIATE
ACTIVE LISTINGS NOW
11
HOMES, INCOME PROPERTIES & LAND · MLS CITY = AURORA
SOURCE: NTREIS
03 — NEIGHBORHOODS

Where locals tell you to look.

N°1
Old Aurora
Near the legend’s cemetery marker
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N°2
FM 1141 acreage
Long driveways, longer sunsets
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N°3
Pecan Creek lots
Wooded homesites
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N°4
114 frontage
Hold-and-wait land plays
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04 — SCHOOLS

A few schools in Northwest ISD.

Boundary lines shift and ratings age fast — treat these as a starting point and verify the exact address with the district before you write an offer.

TEA 2025 A–F ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS · TXSCHOOLS.GOV
CNorthwest High SchoolHIGH
BChisholm Trail Middle SchoolMIDDLE
BSeven Hills ElementaryELEMENTARY
05 — GETTING AROUND

Drive times that shape your week.

DOWNTOWN DALLAS50 MIN
DFW AIRPORT40 MIN
DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH27 MIN
LEGACY WEST · PLANO51 MIN
OFF-PEAK ESTIMATES · OPENSTREETMAP ROUTING — RUSH HOUR ADDS TIME
06 — ON THE MARKET

Three ways to buy Aurora.

LIVE FROM THE NTREIS FEEDSEARCH AURORA HOMES →
309 Rhett Court, AuroraMOVE-IN READY
$269,900
4 BD · 2 BA · 1,568 SQFT
309 Rhett Court · Aurora Heights · Aurora, TX
LISTING COURTESY OF ELITE REAL ESTATE TEXAS · MLS# 21342841
111 Old Base Road, AuroraNEW LISTING
$680,000
4 BD · 4 BA · 2,939 SQFT
111 Old Base Road · Aurora Vista Ph 1 · Aurora, TX
LISTING COURTESY OF FATHOM REALTY, LLC · MLS# 21296232
501 W Aurora Vista Trail, AuroraTHE STRETCH
$1,949,000
5 BD · 4 BA · 6,260 SQFT
501 W Aurora Vista Trail · Aurora Vista Ph 2 · Aurora, TX
LISTING COURTESY OF FATHOM REALTY, LLC · MLS# 21232307
NEXT DOOR — COMPARE THE MAP

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The pink-courthouse county seat
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