What is Dixon like? (Rockford, Sterling: home, schools, college)

[ms_behav30]

Just curious about race relations in the Dixon area? Is it a good idea for blacks to move into the town or is there a place "better suited" for them to reside?

[Steve-o]

Shouldnt be a problem, there are a few black families in town, and quite a few Hispanics. Everyone seems to get along just fine. I used to live about 5 miles outside of Dixon and spent alot of time there.

[Lucas Streit]

I live in Dixon and I haven't seen or heard of any race relation problems yet. There seems to be a healthy mix of different ethnicity's in town. You are always going to have your idiot racist's but I must say I haven't seen or heard from a single one in my time here in Dixon. BTW I've lived here 18 months.

[jdsrsears]

I have lived in Dixon the past 20 + years. Schools , suck. Send your kids to perocial , or join the mob of teachers who home school. The people are nice, but I have known young black and hispanic men, to get pulled over on a regular. A Very sports minded comunity, catering to the residing Doctors and Lawers. There is a small comunity college,and the best thing is , you can be in Wisconsin in an hour. Mabe not a good choice for yourself, but better then The quad cities.

[dubuqueaskme]

We lived south of Oregon, Ill. near the Lee County line and would often travel to Dixon for groceries, or for some shopping.

Coming back and seeing it five years later I am surprised at the number of Hispanics; not that that is a bad thing; but it almost seems as if they are outnumbering the whites.

[dubuqueaskme]

I'd recommend areas across the Mississippi in NE and North Central Iowa, except Davenport (Crimey there)

[GoHogsGo]

Crimey is the word to describe Rockford and the West Side.

Dixon is alright. In the 17 years I lived in Mount Carroll, I never heard of any race issues in Dixon, and the cops down there pull over most everybody, not just blacks/hispanics.

[Sideblinded]

If I recall, Dixon had an issue a few (or 10) years ago and lost federal funding or State funding for their schools, and they were not performing well.

That may have changed, and I may be wrong!

[jo_bee]

Originally Posted by ms_behav30

Just curious about race relations in the Dixon area? Is it a good idea for blacks to move into the town or is there a place "better suited" for them to reside?

Dixon is 10% African American and the Neighboring town of Sterling is 2% and growing.

[jo_bee]

Good place to live, good shops, their getting a waterfront, and it's the boyhood home to ronald regan.