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Living at the Twin Sister foothills
In recent years, Twin Sister Hills Park has become an east Rockford staple veiled in urban legend. The park is completely surrounded by residential streets, and some neighbors claim to hear voices drifting from the woods and open grassy areas. The shouts are less likely from a local haunt and more so from kids careening down the giant sledding hill in the winter or sports teams from nearby Rockford East High School at practice in the summer. The communities surrounding Keith Creek historically struggle with flood risk, and the hill was built as a water management tool. Nevertheless, multiple grocery options a short walk or drive away and two main roads leading downtown make Twin Sister Hills one of the most advantageous locations in east Rockford.
Most of the homes in Twin Sister Hills offer long driveways with detached garages.
Twin Sister Hills Park doubles as Rockford’s designated sledding spot.
Twin Sister Hills Rockford homes commonly have detached garages.
Home prices in Twin Sister Hills range from $110,000 to $175,000.
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Seasonal recreation in Twin Sister Hills Park and beyond
While built to control flooding from Keith Creek, the man-made slope at Twin Sister Hills Park doubles as Rockford’s designated sledding spot, open from dawn to dusk each cold winter day. Even when the snow melts and the sun shines, the park is a tranquil spot for picnics, walking the dog or practicing at two batting cages on the grounds. It’s a short walk from Twin Sister Park to Dahlquist Park, where local cross country teams and casual walkers take on the perimeter trail around a baseball diamond, tennis courts and sheltered seating areas for birthday parties and other events. Some parkgoers choose Aldeen Park 2 miles to the northeast, though sledding is prohibited near Alpine Dam, another stormwater management tool.
Twin Sister Hills Park doubles as Rockford’s designated sledding spot.
Some residents choose Aldeen Park, 2 miles to the northeast of the neighborhood.
It’s a short walk on the trails from Twin Sister Hills Park to Dahlquist Park.
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Homes between the park and Fairview Avenue
Most of the homes in Twin Sister Hills were built in the 1950s and 1960s during Rockford’s period of outward expansion. Ranch-style homes and Cape Cods with dormers or gable fronts are the most common housing styles in this community stretching from 27th Street to Fairview Avenue. Most drivers pull past their front yards into the detached garages behind their homes, though some raised ranches include attached garages on shorter driveways. Like most of the city’s neighborhoods, there’s no homeowners association in the area, but neighbors still need permits from the city of Rockford for home additions like fences and in-ground or above-ground pools. Sun-washed sidewalks and overhead power lines connected by towering pylons along Wind Point Drive mean there's limited shade for summer walks, and most of the foliage is in the backyards of homeowners. Prices range from $110,000 to $175,000 depending on how many renovations are needed before move-in. As for the flood factor, Rockford is in the midst of developing a Stormwater Master Plan as of the summer of 2024. “It’s about the fifth time in the 18 years that we’ve been open [that we’ve been flooded]. It happens,” says Jared Corey, general manager at Culture Shock, a local music and novelty shop along Charles Street and the Keith Creek flood plain.
Ranch-style homes and Cape Cods are the most common housing in Twin Sister Hills.
Twin Sister Hills Rockford homes commonly have detached garages.
Home prices in Twin Sister Hills are affordable and offer smaller sized lots.
Rockford East High School is located right across Charles Street from Twin Sister Hills.
Students attend Rolling Green Elementary School in Twin Sister Hills.
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Rockford Plaza groceries and Charles Street novelties
Residents can cut through the wooded areas or walk the sidewalks along Charles Street to reach Rockford Plaza Shopping Center on the intersection of Charles Street and South Rockford Avenue. A Schnucks grocery store anchors the commercial area as one of the only big-box grocers in the eastern city limits. Right next door is Stockholm Inn, a Rockford staple that has been serving Swedish pancakes and lingonberry jams and teas each morning since 1968. Diners enjoy their meals surrounded by Nordic family crests and murals under chandeliers before hitting the gift shop and strumming a lucky note on the guitar with a Swedish flag design hanging next to the door. “Sam’s Pizza and Pasta has been a staple in Rockford for many years,” adds Corey, referring to the dine-in or to-go spot along Charles Street, right across from Culture Shock. “I like to say we’re not just a vinyl store. We also do vintage clothing, CDs and cassettes, but also a lot of local products from around town like Java Mania.” Meanwhile, Rivera’s Fresh Market, a Mexican Grocery Store, is located less than a mile north of the neighborhood along East State Street, alongside longtime diner Johnny Pamcakes.
Gray's Foods is a small grocery within the small shopping center of Twin Sister Hills.
Stockholm Inn, a Rockford staple, serves Swedish pancakes and lingonberry jams.
Schnucks grocery anchors the commercial area in Twin Sister Hills to the residential area.
Rockford Plaza Shopping Center has the Great Harvest bread shop in Twin Sister Hills.
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From Fairview Early Childhood to Rockford East High
Before attending Rockford Public Schools, kids can start as young as three years old at Fairview Early Childhood Center right on the community’s east border. Kids are zoned for either Maud E. Johnson Elementary School or Rolling Green Elementary School, both scoring a C grade from Niche. Both feed into Abraham Lincoln Middle School, where grade levels are identified by color-coded uniforms and class sizes holding a student-teacher ratio of 16-1. Lincoln scores a C-minus from Niche, and Rockford East High School— located right across Charles Street from Twin Sister Hills—scores C-plus. Private, tuition-based schools are also popular options in Rockford, and several options exist in and out of faith-based models. Rockford Christian Schools scores an A-minus across its two campuses: the Lower School for prekindergarten through fourth grade, and the Upper School for fifth through 12th grade.
Students attend Rolling Green Elementary School in Twin Sister Hills.
Rockford East High School is located right across Charles Street from Twin Sister Hills.
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Getting around Rockford by car, bus or bike
Most residents in Twin Sister Hills get around by car, though locals certainly walk and bike to closer shops and parks. Rockford Mass Transit District buses travel up and down Charles Street and throughout the city as another convenient and familiar option for those without a vehicle. “We actually have several drivers who come into the shop all the time, so we’re able to keep updated with routes and everything going on there,” Corey says. Residents are close enough to hear sirens from UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital, about 2 miles up Charles Street, and they’re about 3 miles to the offices, museums and city parks in downtown Rockford. It’s a 7-mile drive to reach commercial flights from Chicago Rockford International Airport. For trips to downtown Chicago, locals will need to take Interstate 90 for about 90 miles—though Rockford is gearing up to welcome Metra transit to the Windy City for the first time in more than four decades when a new intercity train route opens in 2027.
Home prices in Twin Sister Hills range from $110,000 to $175,000.
Residents enjoy biking near the local shops and stores of Twin Sister Hills.
Rockford Plaza Shopping Center is at the intersection of Charles Street and S. Rockford Ave.
Residents of Twin Sister Hills await the one of many bus stops in the neighborhood.
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Parks in this Area
Twin Sister Hills Park
Sinnissippi Park
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Picnic Area
Trails
Reuben Aldeen Park
Dahlquist Park
Beattie Park Playground
Rock River Recreation Path
Sinnissippi Gardens
Transit
Airport
Chicago/Rockford International
20 min drive
Crime and Safety
1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime
Twin Sister Hills
US
Homicide
4
4
Sexual Assault
4
4
Assault with Weapon
4
4
Robbery
4
4
Burglary
4
4
Motor Vehicle Theft
4
4
Larceny
4
4
Crime Score
4
4
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
Twin Sister Hills Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Twin Sister Hills, Rockford sell after 69 days on the market compared to the national average of 70 days. The median sale price for homes in Twin Sister Hills, Rockford over the last 12 months is $625,000.
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
782
Median Age
36
Population Density
15 ppl/acre
Population under 18
26.9%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
17.9%
On par with the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$62,344
Below the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$74,447
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
71.8%
Below the national average
89.1%
College Graduates
11.2%
Below the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
4.6%
% Population in Labor Force
61.2%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
37''
Average Winter Low Temperature
15°F
Average Summer High Temperature
84°F
Annual Snowfall
34''
Area Factors
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®
45/ 100
Somewhat Walkable
Walk Score®
59/ 100
Source: Walk Score
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