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Rock City is a tiny town of 441 people in Stephenson County, Illinois. It's about 23 miles from Rockford, IL and 89 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $842 a month.
441people
$123kTypical home
$842/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 441
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,243 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Rockford, IL
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$774/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 226 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 139 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (142 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (749 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to RFD airport
- 86 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 922 ft
- 692 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 193 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 95 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephenson County: R+19 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.