Indigo Bird Men's Oxford House

About this Recovery Home

Oxford House Indigo Bird: Sober Living in Rockford, Illinois

Oxford House Indigo Bird is a peer-run sober living home for men at 1234 National Ave, Rockford, IL. The house reports space for 8 residents and 2 reported openings. Winnebago County is the surrounding county.

Oxford House Indigo Bird — key facts for prospective residents

• Address: 1234 National Ave, Rockford, IL 61103
• County: Winnebago
• Resident group: men
• Reported capacity: 8 residents
• Reported vacancies: 2 reported openings
• Interview schedule: Sunday at 5:00pm
• Contact: Contact Nate at (815) 716-5606
• House phone: (779) 423-1821
• Map: View the reported location

At 8 beds it is smaller than most of the 131 Oxford Houses listed in Illinois. The last report put 6 of those 8 beds in use, leaving 2 reported openings. Interview times are listed as Sunday at 5:00pm. Contact Nate at (815) 716-5606 to confirm the opening, the interview time and what is needed to move in.

What a bed costs in Illinois, and what help exists

Expect sober living in Illinois to run about $170 a week. That is a market figure, not this home's. Oxford House members divide the actual running costs equally, so ask the house directly. Median gross rent in Illinois sits at $1,274 a month. Where paying the share is not possible, state-funded help such as IDHS/SUPR Recovery Home contracts and CORS and WARM settlement peer-support grants is the usual route. That money is administered by Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention an.

What to know before calling an Oxford House

Oxford Houses are resident-governed homes, covered by the members' equal shares and required to stay substance-free. New members are interviewed and admitted by the members themselves, so the opening shown here is a past report rather than an offer.

Recovery residence standards and oversight in Illinois

Illinois's licensing requirement is conditional, and rarely reaches peer-run homes. Voluntary standards are set by Illinois Association of Extended Care (IAEC), the state's NARR affiliate. Oxford Houses run on a charter from Oxford House, Inc., not state certification, so expect this address to be missing from the state list. The certified-residence list for Illinois is published here. Residents are protected by the federal Fair Housing Act and by Illinois Fair Housing Law (Human Rights Act) (775 Illinois Compiled Statutes Section 5/3-102).

Other Oxford Houses near Rockford, IL

The closest other Oxford Houses in this directory are Oxford House Kyoto in Rockford, about 0.5 miles away; Oxford House Waylon in Rockford, about 3.9 miles away; Oxford House Athelstan in Rockford, about 4.3 miles away — straight-line distances, not driving routes. This directory lists 5 in Rockford, 131 in Illinois. Browse recovery housing in Rockford or sober living across Illinois.

The vacancy figures above date from 09/07/2026. An opening shown here may already be filled. Confirm with the current members before acting on this.