Auburn, NY: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Auburn in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Only 78.9% of the 3,206 cities measured here read darker than Auburn.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Auburn is from a meaningfully darker sky

The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Geneva, NY, roughly 22 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.

Geneva, NY is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Auburn compares nationally

Auburn, NY counts roughly 25,963 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Auburn places 2,515 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.