Park Ridge IL home, rental, school and population info:

Park Ridge, Illinois, is an affluent Chicago suburb of 37,775 residents. It is located fifteen miles northwest of downtown Chicago. It is close to O'Hare International Airport, major expressways, and rail transportation. It is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area, bordering two northwestern neighborhoods of Chicago's Far North Side (Edison Park, Chicago and Norwood Park, Chicago).  The Des Plaines River divides Park Ridge from neighboring Des Plaines, Illinois, which is west of Park Ridge. Chicago is both south and east of Park Ridge, and Niles and Unincorporated Maine Township to its north. Park Ridge is home to three American Youth Football National Champions (2006, 2007, 2009) and one American Youth Cheerleading National Champion (2007). In addition Park Ridge is home to the 1995, 2000, 2008, 2009, and 2010, State Champion District 211 Maine South Hawks football team.  If your looking for a home in Park Ridge keep in mind you will have access to on of the best school districts in Illinos.  District 64 has three elementary schools: Carpenter, Franklin Washington and Roosevelt.  There are two middle schools Emmerson and Lincoln. Below are some more facts regarding Park Ridge.

Park Ridge income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median household income in 2009: $85,917 (it was $73,154 in 2000)

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $44,175

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $462,989 (it was $286,000 in 2000)

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $537,992; Detached houses: $569,446; Townhouses or other attached units: $483,274; In 2-unit structures: $605,631; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $335,863; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $300,238; Mobile homes: $253,504

Median gross park Ridge appartment rental in 2009: $1,146.

Park Ridge, IL home sales

 Public high schools in Park Ridge:

• Maine South High School (Location: 1111 S DEE RD; Grades: 9 - 12)
• Maine East High School (Location: 2601 DEMPSTER ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
• Alternative Resource Center Arc School (Location: 1111 S DEE RD; Grades: 9 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Park Ridge:

• Lincoln Middle School (Location: 200 S LINCOLN AVE; Grades: 6 - 8)
• Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School (Location: 1001 S FAIRVIEW AVE; Grades: K - 5)
• Eugene Field Elementary School (Location: 707 WISNER ST; Grades: K - 5)
• George Washington Elementary School (Location: 1500 STEWART AVE; Grades: K - 5)
• Franklin Elementary School (Location: 2401 MANOR LN; Grades: K - 5)
• George B Carpenter Elementary School (Location: 300 N HAMLIN AVE; Grades: K - 5)
• The Youth Campus School(Location: 733 N PROSPECT; Grades: 7 - 11)

Private elementary/middle schools in Park Ridge:

• ST PAUL OF THE CROSS SCHOOL (Students: 750; Location: 140 S NORTHWEST HWY; Grades: PK - 8)
• MARY SEAT OF WISDOM SCHOOL (Students: 475; Location: 1352 S CUMBERLAND AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
• ST ANDREWS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: 260 N NORTHWEST HWY; Grades: PK - 8)
• MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHILD CARE (Students: 160; Location: 1605 VERNON AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
• EMBERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 121; Location: 2000 W SIBLEY ST; Grades: PK - 5)
• SUGAR PLUM TREE PRESCHOOL (Students: 77; Location: 1006 GILLICK; Grades: PK - TK)
• PARK RIDGE INTERCULTURAL MONTESSORI (Students: 66; Location: 418 W TOUHY AVE; Grades: KG - 5)
• JEANINE SCHULTZ MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 15; Location: 2101 W OAKTON ST; Grades: UG - UG)

See a full list of schools located in Park Ridge with schoold district maps at Park ridge district 64 and Park Ridge district 207

Library in Park Ridge:

PARK RIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,476,258; Location: 20 SOUTH PROSPECT AVENUE; 220,267 books; 2,589 e-books; 13,377 audio materials; 13,114 video materials; 56 local licensed databases; 18 state licensed databases; 2 other licensed databases; 440 print serial subscriptions

Amtrak stations near Park Ridge:

• 5 miles: GLENVIEW (1116 DEPOT ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
• 14 miles: LA GRANGE ROAD (LA GRANGE, 25 W. BURLINGTON AVE.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, taxi stand, public transit connection.
• 14 miles: CHICAGO (225 S. CANAL ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

 
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