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“Made for Rockford” Program Director | Don't Buy the House- Buy the City| Our cost of living is 25% less than the U.S. national average.|
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Claim your profileRockford is a vibrant, low-cost-of-living community with over 20,000 acres of public green space within a stone’s throw of Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee - and the world via O’Hare International Airport. With job opportunities in education, healthcare, and aerospace institutions nestled quietly amongst tree-lined neighborhoods - your dollar and life go farther than ever in Rockford, Illinois.Recently, we took the opportunity to talk to folks who have moved back to Rockford (we call them “Boomerangers”) and folks who have moved here for the first time (we call them “new friends”). From young adults who chose to move back to be near their parents as they’re raising their own families to retirees looking to enjoy Rockford’s low-hassle, high-value lifestyle, we heard one common theme: “we can afford to do so much more here - we’re living bigger lives.” If you want to live a bigger life while spending less money, you were Made for Rockford.