There are 11 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Aurora. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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13565 Illinois Route 59, Plainfield, IL
10.1 mi from downtown Aurora · Comfortable surrounding area
539 Fort Hill Drive, Naperville, IL
4.8 mi from downtown Aurora · Comfortable surrounding area
North Randall Road, Batavia, IL
7.0 mi from downtown Aurora · Comfortable surrounding area
481 East Countryside Parkway, Yorkville, IL
10.2 mi from downtown Aurora · Mixed-income catchment
8615 Woodward Avenue, Woodridge, IL
13.7 mi from downtown Aurora · Mixed-income catchment
1901 Hill Avenue, Montgomery, IL
2.9 mi from downtown Aurora · Modest surrounding area
Right now the Aurora location has the highest Goods Score (58 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 11 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Aurora, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.