RoscoeIL
A town of 10,706. Healthier than 75% of U.S. towns.
What makes Roscoe stand out
The 3 things Roscoe does most differently from other towns.
96% of working residents leave Roscoe for work
Where Roscoe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Roscoe’s report card
Now in Roscoe
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Weather
Forecast →Local news
All →- 56th Annual Roscoe Lions Fall Festival Parade filled Main Street With Smiles, Music, and Mountains of CandyRockton-Roscoe News · Sep 13
- Roscoe Nutrition offers healthy and delicious optionsRockton-Roscoe News · Sep 8
- Power out for hundreds in Roscoe and Rockton areaRockton-Roscoe News · Sep 3
Upcoming events
Nothing on the calendar.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Roscoe. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Roscoe
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.
Where working residents work
Healthier than 75% of U.S. towns
Roscoe beats the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Roscoe | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults with depression | 23.4% | 19.8% |
4.2% of Roscoe is conserved land
1.9 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Porter Park | 0.3 mi | 32 |
| 2. Stone Bridge Forest Preserve | 0.1 mi | 121 |
| 3. Riverside Park | — | 74 |
Less crime per resident than 75% of U.S. towns
Roscoe reports less crime per resident than 75% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Four seasons, pleasant summers
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.
Typical low → high °F
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.
Homes in Roscoe sell for about $335K
The median sale price was $335,000 in May 2026.
About Roscoe
Village in Illinois, United States
Roscoe 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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- Population
- 10,983
- Area
- 10 sq mi
- Elevation
- 738 ft
- ZIP code
- 61073
Roscoe’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Roscoe.