Charles Franks House · National Register of Historic Places
Rock Creek-Lima Township’s story
Rock Creek-Lima Township in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Rock Creek-Lima TownshipIL
A town of 1,928.
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Charles Franks House · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,928
2025 Census estimate · −3.3% since 2020
Median home value
$103K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
38.8
years
Jobs based here
451
A commuter town
Is Rock Creek-Lima Township a good place to live?
The best of Rock Creek-Lima Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living, an A− for schools, and an A+ for history; the weakest is a C for incomes. Only 43 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on history. Rock Creek-Lima Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rock Creek-Lima Township stand out
Where Rock Creek-Lima Township beats most towns.
Charles Franks HouseHistoryA+
1 historic place
1 place on the National Register
Listed for their history, architecture or both.
Eastland CUSD 308 schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Eastland Jr/Sr High School | 7–12 | 298 |
SchoolsA−
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Rock Creek-Lima Township5.3
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical IL town3.4
Civic lifeA−
58% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Illinois town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
A commuter town
92% of working residents leave Rock Creek-Lima Township for work
Where Rock Creek-Lima Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
451jobs based in Rock Creek-Lima Township
8%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Rock Creek-Lima Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Rock Creek-Lima Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $103K, 1.7 years of the county’s $61K median household incomeAOpen →SchoolsA−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 32% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & income451 jobs based hereCOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.7 of 20; 3.6% of households have no car; 3.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →HealthFHN Memorial Hospital 17.6 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors4 miles of trailsDOpen →History1 place on the National RegisterA+Open →Civic life5.3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsA−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Rock Creek-Lima Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rock Creek-Lima Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLanark water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers82% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rock Creek-Lima Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCarroll County ClerkCarroll County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61046, 6105161046 98% · 61051 2%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rock Creek-Lima Township.
SchoolsA−
On state tests, Rock Creek-Lima Township’s schools beat 84% of Illinois districts
The public schools here belong to Eastland CUSD 308. Its one school is below. Rock Creek-Lima Township’s only public school teaches 298 students.
84%of IL districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland Jr/Sr High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 298 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Most of Rock Creek-Lima Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Freeport (13%), Lanark (8%) and Shannon (7%). Rock Creek-Lima Township’s median household income is $68,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The median commute is under 17 miles.
8%work in town
| Rock Creek-Lima Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $68,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Rock Creek-Lima Township8%
Freeport13%
Lanark8%
Shannon7%
Sterling4%
17 mi
median commute distance
451
jobs based in Rock Creek-Lima Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Top of a low hazard risk in Rock Creek-Lima Township: inland flooding
Expected losses in Rock Creek-Lima Township break down as 40% from inland flooding and 19% from drought. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities.
32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Rock Creek-Lima Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 13° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 33 inches of snow a winter.
33″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter16–32°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–82°
Fall40–62°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB−
Residents of Rock Creek-Lima Township are less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
In Rock Creek-Lima Township, a third of adults sleep under 7 hours. CDC measures, 32 in all: Rock Creek-Lima Township beats Illinois on 7 and trails on 9. 40% of Rock Creek-Lima Township adults have high blood pressure, where Illinois’ towns sit at 35% and U.S. towns at 35%.
48%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Rock Creek-Lima Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
7 better16 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Rock Creek-Lima Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.2% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 7.6% |
FHN Memorial Hospital
17.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
OutdoorsD
0% of Rock Creek-Lima Township is conserved land
3.8 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Rock Creek-Lima Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 5 of 34,395 acres
3.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rock Creek-Lima Township
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Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rock Creek-Lima Township; the nearest are
Highland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Freeport16.1 mi$4,936 in-state tuitionNorthern Illinois UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Dekalb52.4 mi$13,248 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Rock Creek-Lima Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Rock Creek-Lima Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Rock Creek-Lima Township.
Cherry Grove-Shannon TownshipElkhorn Grove TownshipWysox TownshipBrookville TownshipSalem TownshipRock Creek-Lima Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek-Lima Township | — | — | A | — | A− | B− |
| Cherry Grove-Shannon Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B− |
| Elkhorn Grove Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wysox Township | — | — | A− | — | A− | B |
| Brookville Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salem Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rock Creek-Lima Township, Cherry Grove-Shannon Township and Wysox Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rock Creek-Lima Township, Cherry Grove-Shannon Township and Wysox Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Elkhorn Grove Township, Brookville Township and Salem Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rock Creek-Lima Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Rock Creek-Lima Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rock Creek-Lima Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.