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Rockton is a big small town of 7,974 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 13 miles from Rockford, IL and 70 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $914 a month.
7,974people
$235kTypical home
$914/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
37"Snow
226Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,974
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,162 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 13 mi to Rockford, IL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,484/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 2.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (194 per 100k)
- Low property crime (936 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RFD airport
- 68 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 673 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 388 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 164 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winnebago County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk