2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Rockton, IL vs Nashville, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Nashville, is 37% less than it is in Rockton and is 5% below the National Average.
- Rockton unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Nashville unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Rockton, ILNashville, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,821  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,565$69,021
 Family Median Income$113,477  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rockton, ILNashville, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rockton, ILNashville, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.9%13.1%
Reviews for Rockton    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

We have only lived in Rockton, for about 2 years and have enjoyed it. We are orignialy form chicago and have been moving northwest. We have lived in Mount Prosepct and  More

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Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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