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Safest Neighborhoods in Rockford, IL

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    Birch Avenue-White Oak

    Frank Lloyd Wright famously told his students: “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” This can be a difficult thing to accomplish living within city limits, but the residential streets from Birch Avenue to White Oak Avenue have a natural setting of their own, with towering trees shrouding homes in leafy greens

    • Average Value

      $314K

    • List Price

      $271K - $407K

    • For Sale

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      1 Listing

    Birch Avenue-White Oak
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    Jacoby Heights

    A small group of houses is wedged between the Sinnissippi Park and Golf Course and the Anderson Japanese Gardens in a neighborhood called Jacoby Heights, all while The Rock River flows west. The homes are spacious and are on large lots. “Rick Nielsen has a home in this neighborhood,” says Ernie Hunter, who owns Ernie Hunter Realty, talking about

    • Average Value

      $305K

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      0 Listings

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    CMC

    On the southern outskirts of Rockford and surrounded by cornfields, CMC is a pocket of suburbia. This neighborhood is actually a collection of four different homeowners associations that all come together under one organization to form CMC—Canyon Ridge, Maywood Manor, Cheyenne Heights and Twin Ridge. “The purpose of the association is to promote

    • Average Value

      $250K

    • List Price

      $183K - $313K

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    Forest Hills View

    Rockford was called the “Forest City” by early settlers because of the river valley’s dense woodlands. While the community has since swapped its honorary title to “the City of Gardens,” echoes of its past natural landscape can be found in areas like Forest Hills—a quiet northeast suburb virtually on the border between Rockford and Loves Park, its

    • Average Value

      $204K

    • List Price

      $180K - $258K

    • For Sale

      Homes For Sale

      1 Listing

    Forest Hills View
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    Edgewater

    Each month, Edgewater’s neighborhood association honors a home with the championship title of “Lawn of the Month.” Though the award is simply a feature on the neighborhood website, the tradition speaks to the passion locals feel toward how their community is presented. From Flower Fest to Garden Walks in the spring, Edgewater is known for its

    • Average Value

      $201K

    • List Price

      $75K - $592K

    • For Sale

      Homes For Sale

      1 Listing

    Edgewater
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    Alpine Ridge

    Over on Rockford’s eastern side, Alpine Ridge combines access to shopping and dining with an active outdoor lifestyle. The neighborhood borders Aldeen Park and stretches close to East State Street, one of Rockford’s busier thoroughfares, so residents can choose whether they want to spend their days strolling along the park trails or discovering

    • Average Value

      $178K

    • List Price

      $115K - $260K

    • For Sale

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      1 Listing

    Alpine Ridge
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    Belle Meade

    A mainly residential community 3 miles southeast of downtown Rockford, the Belle Meade neighborhood is sandwiched between the businesses that line State Street, one of the main east/west roads and the businesses on Charles Street. The neighborhood attracts a wide array of residents. “There are people who have lived here a long time, and then I see

    • Average Value

      $162K

    • List Price

      $119K - $220K

    • For Sale

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    Belle Meade
  • Bluffside Heights

    Bluffside Heights

    • Average Value

      $234K

    • List Price

      $220K - $254K

    • For Sale

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    Bluffside Heights