East Aurora is a village in Erie County, New York, United States, southeast of Buffalo.

[3] According to the National Council of Home Safety and Security, it is also among the safest places to live in New York State [4] (ranked 1st, 2018).

Prior to becoming President of the United States, Millard Fillmore lived in East Aurora with his wife Abigail from 1826 to 1830.

The house he built there while practicing law in the beginning of his political career is currently maintained by the Aurora Historical Society.

The Elbert Hubbard Museum on Oakwood Avenue features an extensive collection of Roycroft books and Arts & Crafts pieces.

[citation needed] The town was the home of the inaugural owner of the NHL franchise Buffalo Sabres, Seymour H. Knox III.

The act was led by a community group in an attempt to preserve the small town values, and help support privately owned businesses.

Main Street in East Aurora is lined with a variety of specialty shops, restaurants, churches, municipal buildings and carefully preserved homes.

Businesses include The East Aurora Advertiser, the community newspaper since 1872, which has occupied its Main St. office for more than 100 years.

The rink’s components such as the boards, glass and refrigeration system were purchased by the Aurora Ice Association and is the same equipment used in the 2008 NHL Winter Classic between the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

In 2008 and 2009 additions and renovations totaling $24 million[18] were made to the district's schools to address space and maintenance issues.

[20] The district gained approval on January 25, 2011, to begin contracting a roof repair project at the high school that would take place over the summer of 2011.

[21] East Aurora has been home to a number of regional landscape painters, most notably Carl W. Illig (1910-1987), who grew up and lived in the village for nearly all of his life.