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Aurora, Ontario
Town of Aurora, Ontario
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Downtown AuroraThe Town of Aurora is a growing community with over 1,300 businesses, including approximately 150 major industries and head offices. A strong entrepreneurial community is located within the town.

Aurora's has continued to grow recently with the opening of the corporate head office of State Farm Insurance and the Hallgrove Business Park. The town is committed to economic growth with a ready supply of employment lands and a new premier Business Park in the Leslie Street and Highway 404 area.

The advantages of doing business in Aurora are numerous.
 
Established and developing employment parks are connected by efficient regional rail, transit and road systems. The historic downtown core on Yonge Street is supplemented by a wide variety of retail outlets and office centres.

Aurora's location offers all the advantages of an urban centre while maintaining its small town atmosphere. Portions of the Town exist within the environmentally-significant Oak Ridges Moraine, which provides rolling terrain, rich valley land and large forest tracts.

There are outstanding opportunities for business growth with an active Chamber of Commerce and a supportive, cooperative municipal government.

Aurora is a scenic and friendly Town with a rich cultural heritage, recreational facilities and neighbourhoods. An ideal place to live and grow a business.
 
Quick Facts
Aurora
Area 47 kmē
Population (2009) 51956
Business Costs and Information
Development Charges
$24.64/sq. m. for industrial,
office, retail and institutional
Property Taxes 2.429909% Commercial (Incl. Office Buildings and Shopping Centres)
2.740647% Industrial (Including Large Industrial)
Water Rates $1.1794 per cubic meter of consumption
Sewer Rates $0.8600 per cubic meter of water consumption
Electrical Power PowerStream
Natural Gas Enbridge
Technology Aurora Cable and Internet (Rogers)
Labour
Employment Rate 71.2%
Resident Labour Force 21 000
Labour Shed Work Force 2 milllion
Housing & Income
Median Household Income $101,721
Average Housing Cost $482,340
 
 


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Town of Aurora
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