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Rockvale Township vs Pine Rock Township

Next-door neighbors in Ogle County. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (19.3× in Rockvale Township) and trails (11.8× in Rockvale Township).

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Rockvale Township, ILA regional job hubOgle County · 1,649 people
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Pine Rock Township, ILA small town of 696Ogle County · 696 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Pine Rock TownshipA small town of 696
Quiet strengthsPine Rock Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Pine Rock Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Rockvale Township

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.

Rockvale Township$1,630/mo
Typical home $234K (Census) · tax rate 2.06% · Housing →
Pine Rock Township$1,330/mo
Typical home $192K (Census) · tax rate 2.00% · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Rockvale Township and Pine Rock 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.

Where they are

Rockvale Township and Pine Rock Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Rockvale TownshipPine Rock TownshipRockvale TownshipPine Rock Township
Rockvale Township ↔ Pine Rock Township9.1 miles apart · They share a border · Same county
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.

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
Rockvale TownshipPine Rock Township
Snow a year32″32″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd58th
Outdoors & history
Rockvale TownshipPine Rock Township
Trails20 mi2 mi
Conserved land5.7%0.8%
National Register places1—
Community
Rockvale TownshipPine Rock Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

Rockvale TownshipPine Rock Township
People
Population 1,649Highest 696Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2%Highest -3.9%Lowest
Median age 53.9±8Highest 38% above IL 52.9±18.2Lowest 36% above IL
Rockvale Township and Pine Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.7%±5.6Lowest IL: 21.8% 25.3%±10.7Highest IL: 21.8%
Pine Rock Township and Rockvale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.3%±5.8Highest IL: 17% 21%±7.1Lowest IL: 17%
Rockvale Township and Pine Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.1%Highest IL: 37.8% 11.6%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.9%±1.8Highest IL: 6.3% 2.7%±3.3Lowest IL: 6.3%
Rockvale Township and Pine Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $125,156±$39kHighest 50% above IL $80,000±$17kLowest 4% below IL
Rockvale Township and Pine Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $234,200±$46kHighest 11% below IL $192,200±$50kLowest 27% below IL
Rockvale Township and Pine Rock Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $4,832Highest 9% below IL $3,851Lowest 27% below IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±46.4Lowest IL: 47.9% 100%±100Highest IL: 47.9%
Pine Rock Township and Rockvale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 2.5%Lowest IL: 11.8% 5%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 91.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 97%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 20 yrs newer than IL 1974Lowest 3 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 9% above IL 24 minLowest 15% below IL
Work from home 7.2%±4.9Lowest IL: 15.9% 14.7%±15.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Pine Rock Township and Rockvale Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.6%Highest 0.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 18.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.12Highest 0.11Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Rockford (23%)Dixon (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Pine Rock TownshipFew work in Rockvale Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Highest 0.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 20.0 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.2Highest 2.4Lowest
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.

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