CNN MONEY MAGAZINE RATES ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
2006
City Stats
Best places  Avg.
Crime
Personal Crime Risk
(100 is national average, lower is better)
 156
45
Property Crime Risk
(100 is national average, lower is better)
173
74
Property crime incidents
7,096
3,105
Has health plan (% of residents)
90.8%
88.2%
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age adjusted)
215.7
191.3
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000)
269.6
202.0
Median household income (per year)
$51,785
$76,893
Family Purchasing Power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted)
$58,914
$68,109

Sales tax
7.25%
6.55%
State income tax rate
(highest bracket)
3.00%
6.46%
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket)
3.00%
2.74%

Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state)
$2,006
$2,207
Job growth % (2000-2005)
0.07%
10.97%
Median home price
$89,800
$259,566
Home price gain (2004-2005)
3.20%
9.26%
Colleges, universities and professional schools
2
8
Junior colleges and technical institutes
2
0
Test scores reading  (% +/- state average)
 -23.3%
13.3%
Test scores math (% +/- state average)
 -24.7%
16.9%
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles)
6
22
Restaurants
(within 15 miles)
834
2,268
Bars
(within 15 miles)
85
127
Golf courses
(public courses within 30 miles)
44
74
Libraries
(within 15 miles)
20
43
Museums
(accredited by MAA, within 20 miles)
0
7