Rockford IL good or bad

[rocky12345]

It is bad.

-high taxes
-bad schools
-little diversity both cultural and religious. Lots of rednecks/hillbillies
-mostly blue collar town
-high crime in most parts. West side is frightening to drive through. All the thugs, gangs, boarded up building. It is interesting how in this town, you can have a thug/gangster filling up gas right next to a hillbillies in a gas station for instance.
-few dining options.
-little night life
-highest concentration of churches in the world (from non christian perspective). Seems like there are tons of religious zealots out here.
-Most people out here can not understand how someone does not celebrate christmas or easter?!
-not a reasonable commute to chicago daily
-Low property costs sure, but there is a very good reason for that as there is relatively little demand to dirve prices up
-business district on state is big box stores and fast food chains
-semirural setting in many parts
-no high end retailers, gap could not survive in this town
-little choice for specialty medical care with only 3 hospitals for the entire rockford area!
-Few high end housing options in rockford. >300k home puts you in the top 2% of rockford housing!!

I am sure I can think of more. Oh, how I miss the north shore of chicago!!

[Homesinrockford]

Rocky your entitled to your opinion, but I see Rockford way differant than you do. Rockford is a great city!

[FormerStocktonian]

Sorry, haven't been on this thread much. Yeah, Rockford is not all that great, I mean, the cops here totally suck. But the reason I am still liviing here is because of the taxes. Kane, Dupage, and Will still have lower taxes than Cook, so stay where you are. Rockford is not all that great of a city in terms of crime, education, or drug use. They would rather pull people over of listening to music at a loud volume, even though it's no that rap crap, than cracking down on herioin dealers/users and thieves. Can you believe that the Rockford Police will tow your car at your first offense for listening to music at a reasonable high volume than rather crack down on other losers here? I mean, it wasn't even the RAP CRAP that was being played.

[calidude]

my freind lives in downtown rockford. just a typical midsize city he lives by swedish american crime isnt that bad just gangster wannabees

[karlsch]

Originally Posted by calidude

my freind lives in downtown rockford. just a typical midsize city he lives by swedish american ..........

Swedish American is NOT downtown.

[calidude]

its right by downtown you fool im not from illinois i remember driving down e state by the hospital then like a few blocks farther your there

[karlsch]

Originally Posted by calidude

its right by downtown you fool im not from illinois i remember driving down e state by the hospital then like a few blocks farther your there

It's 1.3 miles from Swedish American to downtown:
from: 1400 e state st rockford il to: 200 W State St, Rockford, IL 61101 - Google Maps
It's obvious you are not from Illinois.

[Homesinrockford]

I'm from rockford, but I wouldn't consider Sweetish American downtown. Downtown to me is metrocentre, city hall area. Just my opinon.

[calidude]

YES im not from il nor to i want to be. Alls i said was my freind lives there in downtown. He lives of SUmmit St by a gas station last i remember me and him skated downtown by the Volvo place in under 5 min who cares if its downtown