Rock Run TownshipIL
A town of 2,118, settled in 1840.
Is Rock Run Township a good place to live?
The best of Rock Run Township’s subject grades are an A− for schools and history; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 106 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on hazard risk. Homes are within reach, about $165K for a typical one, or 2.6 years of the Freeport area’s $64K median household income. Only 6 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower January low than Rock Run Township. Rock Run Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rock Run Township stand out
Where Rock Run Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Rock Run Township for work
Where Rock Run Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Rock Run Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Rock Run Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Rock Run Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rock Run Township, and how to reach them.
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 Run Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rock Run Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Rock Run Township for work: only 2% work in town. 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Rock Run Township, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Rock Run Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes.
| Rock Run Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rock Run Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rock Run Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Rock Run Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Rock Run Township’s July high is 83°F, where Illinois’ towns sit at 84°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rock Run Township ranks healthier than 61% of the country’s towns
Rock Run Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of Rock Run Township adults binge drink.
| Rock Run Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Rock Run Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rock Run Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memory Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rock Run Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rock Run Township
About 5 of every 100 Rock Run Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Rock Run Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Rock Run Township is located in Stephenson County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,247 and it contained 969 housing units. The villages of Rock City and Davis are located in the township.
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- Area
- 48 sq mi
- Elevation
- 909 ft
Rock Run Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Rock Run Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Run Township | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Dakota Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pecatonica Township | #374 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B+ |
| Ridott Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Rock Grove Township | — | — | C | — | A− | B |
| Durand Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Lancaster Township | — | — | B+ | — | D | C |
Rock Run Township, Ridott Township, Rock Grove Township, Durand Township and Lancaster Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rock Run Township, Pecatonica Township, Ridott Township, Rock Grove Township, Durand Township and Lancaster Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Dakota Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rock Run Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Rock Run Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rock Run 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 B+.