Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Rockville’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for walkability. 29% of residents are under 18 in Rockville, against 23% in Minnesota’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Clark and McCormack Quarry and House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Rockville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rockville beats most towns.
Where Rockville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Rockville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1850.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rockville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Rockville.
Rockville beats the Minnesota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of Rockville adults report frequent mental distress, below both the Minnesota town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%). 19% of adults binge drink in Rockville.
| Rockville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Rockville | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.9% | 7.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Rocori Public School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 129 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Rockville for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Rockville grew to 641 in 2023, 228 more than in 2013. Rockville’s median household income is $105,000.
| Rockville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.7% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rockville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Rockville is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Rockville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42.1 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 18% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Rockville | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.8% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 25.2% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.9% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve, at 299 acres with 5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Rockville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rockville County Park & Nature Preserve | 5 mi | 299 |
| 2. Eagle Park | 0.5 mi | 66 |
| 3. Lions Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
90% of Rockville households own their home.
| Rockville | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $815 a month | $1,196 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
5 within 15 miles of the center of Rockville
About 2 of every 100 Rockville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Rockville is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,382 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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4 towns share a border with Rockville.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockville | — | — | B− | — | C | A− |
| St. Joseph Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maine Prairie Township | — | — | C− | — | A− | B+ |
| St. Augusta | #187 | B | B− | — | C− | A− |
| Wakefield Township | #194 | B | C | — | B+ | A− |
Rockville and Maine Prairie Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rockville, Maine Prairie Township, St. Augusta and Wakefield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. St. Joseph Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rockville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
The typical home is worth about $366,000, 5% above the Minnesota typical home. Cloud, MN metro 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−.
