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Roscoe is a big small town of 10,706 people in Winnebago County, Illinois. It's about 12 miles from Rockford, IL and 69 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,706people
$228kTypical home
$1,437/moRent
80° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
226Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,706
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,043 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 12 mi to Rockford, IL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,437/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (657 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to RFD airport
- 64 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 670 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 396 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 165 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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