A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Harlem Township$1,280/mo

Typical home $173K (Census) · tax rate 2.56% · or rent about $891/mo · Housing →

Rockvale Township$1,630/mo

Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate 2.06% · Housing →

The difference: $350 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Rockvale Township and Harlem Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health

CHarlem TownshipHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns B−Rockvale TownshipHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Harlem TownshipRockvale Township

Snow a year35″32″

January low11°F —

July high82°F —

Growing season (days)169d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 62nd

Outdoors & history

Harlem TownshipRockvale Township

Trails7 mi 20 mi

Conserved land1.4%5.7%

National Register places2 1

Community

Harlem TownshipRockvale Township

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

25 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Harlem TownshipRockvale Township

Harlem Township ↔ Rockvale Township25 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Harlem TownshipRockvale Township

People

Population 1,993Highest 1,649Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.5%Lowest -2%Highest

Median age 57.8±2.6Highest 48% above IL 53.9±8Lowest 38% above IL

Harlem Township and Rockvale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 11.4%±3Lowest IL: 21.8% 14.7%±5.6Highest IL: 21.8%

Rockvale Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 34.9%±6.4Highest IL: 17% 22.3%±5.8Lowest IL: 17%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17%Lowest IL: 37.8% 27.1%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.7%±1.8Lowest IL: 6.3% 2.9%±1.8Highest IL: 6.3%

Rockvale Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $95,000±$17kLowest 14% above IL $125,156±$39kHighest 50% above IL

Rockvale Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $173,000±$17kLowest 34% below IL $234,200±$46kHighest 11% below IL

Rockvale Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $891±$752 30% below IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $4,432Lowest 16% below IL $4,832Highest 9% below IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±61.9 IL: 47.9% 0%±46.4 IL: 47.9%

Below poverty line 6.1%Highest IL: 11.8% 2.5%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 95.3%Highest IL: 67.1% 91.7%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 3 yrs newer than IL 1991Highest 20 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 13% above IL 30 minLowest 9% above IL

Work from home 6.7%±3.7Lowest IL: 15.9% 7.2%±4.9Highest IL: 15.9%

Rockvale Township and Harlem Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 5.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 18.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.33Lowest 2.12Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Freeport (35%)Rockford (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Rockvale TownshipFew work in Harlem Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.4%Lowest 5.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 7.2 miLowest 20.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 2Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.7Highest 3.2Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #241 of 384 in IL—

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Harlem Township vs Rockvale Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $350 more a month in Rockvale Township

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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