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About Roscoe
Village in Illinois, United StatesRoscoe is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, along the Rock River. It is in a suburban area of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 10,983. Native American tribes originally inhabited the region. Stephen Mack, Jr. was the first white settler in the Roscoe area. He was married to Hononegah, a respected Native American woman from one of the surrounding tribes. His original outpost (c. 1830s) eventually became Macktown. William Talcott arrived to the area later and, after a disagreement with Mack, settled on the other side of the nearby river within the present village of Roscoe. Citizens who lived in Macktown would frequ…
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Housing in Roscoe
The median sale price was $335,000 in May 2026.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Roscoe
Safety Grade A-
Roscoe reports less crime per resident than 75% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Roscoe
Full picture →Most working residents leave Roscoe for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Rockford (29%), Loves Park (7%) and Beloit (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Health in Roscoe
Health Grade A−
Healthier than 75% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Roscoe
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Roscoe
Full climate →Roscoe has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
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