[BusterDog]

Rockford is really nice, comparatively. Just that close to downtown part, but it’s small. All around Rockford is middle America, good people.

[Dr. Sivana]

All around Rockford is middle America, good people.

I know, as I lived there for 15 years. West State Street well past downtown is also a problem.

Rockford always made the lists as overall crime is high, and the unemployment rate is VERY high. (17% when I had to leave due to my company going bankrupt and moving, TAN Books).

St. Mary Oratory is a treasure. The fumes left over from a formerly dynamic industrial city are still visible in spots (e.g. Nicholson Hardware).

It IS affordable (except for the Illinois property taxes).