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Best places to live in Greater Rockford

11 places with 240,914 residents within about 20 km of Rockford, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Rockford, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Davis Junction
    Illinois, 2,270 residents    54
  2. 2Belvidere (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,132 residents    53
  3. 3Loves Park
    Illinois, 23,455 residents    47
  4. 4Machesney Park
    Illinois, 22,927 residents    46
  5. 5Winnebago (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,012 residents    44
  6. 6Roscoe (Illinois)
    Illinois, 10,565 residents    44
  7. 7Rockford (Illinois)
    Illinois, 148,278 residents    44
  8. 8Cherry Valley (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,098 residents    30

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For retired couples

  1. 1Belvidere (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,132 residents    62
  2. 2Loves Park
    Illinois, 23,455 residents    59
  3. 3Machesney Park
    Illinois, 22,927 residents    58
  4. 4Rockford (Illinois)
    Illinois, 148,278 residents    57
  5. 5Roscoe (Illinois)
    Illinois, 10,565 residents    53
  6. 6Davis Junction
    Illinois, 2,270 residents    51
  7. 7Winnebago (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,012 residents    49
  8. 8Cherry Valley (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,098 residents    46

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For remote workers

  1. 1Loves Park
    Illinois, 23,455 residents    67
  2. 2Machesney Park
    Illinois, 22,927 residents    67
  3. 3Rockford (Illinois)
    Illinois, 148,278 residents    66
  4. 4Belvidere (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,132 residents    64
  5. 5Roscoe (Illinois)
    Illinois, 10,565 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1Rockford (Illinois)
    Illinois, 148,278 residents    67
  2. 2Loves Park
    Illinois, 23,455 residents    62
  3. 3Machesney Park
    Illinois, 22,927 residents    60
  4. 4Belvidere (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,132 residents    57
  5. 5Roscoe (Illinois)
    Illinois, 10,565 residents    50
  6. 6Winnebago (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,012 residents    49
  7. 7Cherry Valley (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,098 residents    48
  8. 8Davis Junction
    Illinois, 2,270 residents    45

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For single professionals

  1. 1Rockford (Illinois)
    Illinois, 148,278 residents    52
  2. 2Loves Park
    Illinois, 23,455 residents    41
  3. 3Machesney Park
    Illinois, 22,927 residents    41
  4. 4Belvidere (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,132 residents    30
  5. 5Roscoe (Illinois)
    Illinois, 10,565 residents    28

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Belvidere (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,132 residents    57
  2. 2Loves Park
    Illinois, 23,455 residents    57
  3. 3Machesney Park
    Illinois, 22,927 residents    57
  4. 4Rockford (Illinois)
    Illinois, 148,278 residents    56
  5. 5Roscoe (Illinois)
    Illinois, 10,565 residents    53
  6. 6Davis Junction
    Illinois, 2,270 residents    51
  7. 7Cherry Valley (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,098 residents    45
  8. 8Winnebago (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,012 residents    45

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Towns in Greater Rockford