Best PlacesRosiclare, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rosiclare, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rosiclare ranks 43,882nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rosiclare
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Rosiclare's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rosiclare ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Rosiclare ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rosiclare
A household needs to earn about $21,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rosiclare home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,590, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Rosiclare's effective rate of 1.14%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rosiclare
Rosiclare runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rosiclare.
Who works in Rosiclare, and how
Work in Rosiclare centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Rosiclare
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rosiclare.
What the weather is like in Rosiclare, month by month
Rosiclare sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 48° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Rosiclare
The nearest airport, Barkley Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rosiclare
Schools across Rosiclare average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Livingston Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Hardin County Elem SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Livingston County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Hardin County Jr High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- Livingston Central High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Hardin County High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rosiclare school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rosiclare measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Rosiclare against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rosiclare
Is Rosiclare a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rosiclare ranks 43,882nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and civic engagement, and lowest on the schools and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rosiclare expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $77,086. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $51,590 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is Rosiclare safe?
Rosiclare is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $355 per resident a year.
Compare Rosiclare with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rosiclare. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rosiclare represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Rosiclare detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rosiclare: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rosiclare: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rosiclare: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rosiclare: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rosiclare detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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