Metro area · CBSA 40420
Rockford
The Rockford, IL metro area has 336,522 people. Median rent is $1,023, 18.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Ogle County at $1,080. Of the 17 places we track here, Timberlane has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$68,033
Median home value
$171,300
Unemployment
7.3%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,080
HUD, Ogle County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford | 147,521 | $985 | 21.6% |
| Belvidere | 24,752 | $991 | 18.4% |
| Loves Park | 23,502 | $1,120 | 21.7% |
| Machesney Park | 22,630 | $1,102 | 17.5% |
| Roscoe | 10,706 | $1,437 | 18.5% |
| Rockton | 7,974 | $914 | 9.2% |
| South Beloit | 7,946 | $972 | 14.8% |
| Candlewick Lake | 5,448 | $1,520 | 21.2% |
| Poplar Grove | 3,923 | $1,395 | 13.9% |
| Cherry Valley | 3,749 | $1,024 | 16.5% |
| Winnebago | 2,981 | $992 | 12.9% |
| Pecatonica | 2,024 | $1,038 | 17.0% |
| Durand | 1,592 | $796 | 14.5% |
| Westlake Village | 1,414 | $1,021 | 10.5% |
| Capron | 1,311 | $900 | 12.0% |
| Timberlane | 1,278 | $1,041 | 8.5% |
| New Milford | 1,194 | $744 | 11.7% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.