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DemographicsEdison ParkMetro areaNational
Neighborhood typeCity NeighborhoodCity Neighborhood 
Population28,4908,090,651285,658,441
Population density7,305.14,764.31,161.6
Percent male47.2%49.4%49.6%
Percent female52.8%50.6%50.1%
Median age42.134.636.5
People per household2.42.72.6
Percent married49.4%53.2%58.3%
Percent single50.6%46.8%41.6%
Median household income$58,995$58,316$38,353
Avg. income per capita$27,348$27,241$17,970

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CrimeEdison ParkMetro areaNational
Violent crime risk index83.73.0
Property crime risk index73.93.2

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HousingEdison ParkMetro areaNational
Median home value$203,600$198,029$126,047
Median age of homes36.429.327.8
Home appreciation percent6.6%6.6%7.7%
Percent owning home77.7%65.8%63.4%
Percent renting home19.4%28.2%21.7%
Percent vacancies2.9%5.7%14.8%
Percent commuting by bus15.3%9.7%2.0%
Percent commuting by carpool9.1%11.0%14.6%
Percent commuting by auto69.6%70.4%71.6%
Percent working from home1.8%3.2%5.6%

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EducationEdison ParkMetro areaNational
Percent HS graduates79.1%82.9%76.5%
Percent w/ 2 year degree8.7%8.4%8.2%
Percent w/4 year degree21.4%23.2%14.9%
Percent w/ graduate degree8.0%12.0%7.0%
Expenditures per student$5,784$5,763$5,896
Students per teacher1717.516.0
Students per librarian8901,368.1934.0
Students per counselor520975.5560.5

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Elmentary SchoolsAddressPhone
Beaubien Elementary, K-85025 N Laramie Ave773-534-3500
Christian Ebinger, K-87350 W Pratt Ave773-534-1070
Edgebrook, K-86525 N Hiawatha Ave773-534-1194
James B Farnsworth, K-85414 N Linder Ave773-534-3535
Norwood Park, K-85900 N Nina Ave773-534-1198
Rufus Hitch, K-85625 N Mcvicker Ave773-534-1189
Wildwood, K-86950 N Hiawatha Ave773-534-1188

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High SchoolsAddressPhone
William Howard Taft High School6545 W Hurlbut St773-534-1000

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EconomyEdison ParkMetro areaNational
Unemployment rate7.2%5.6%4.6%
Recent job growth0.0%0.0%0.9%
Future job growth5.2%12.2%11.4%
Sales tax8%8.0%5.6%
Income tax3%3%5.0%
Cost of living index127125.1101.4


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Edison Park, a friendly, quaint community on the Far Northwest Side of Chicago located east from the suburbs of Park Ridge to Niles. Located just 13 miles northwest of Chicago's Downtown Loop, Edison Park is quiet and peaceful. Residents say this neighborhood really hasn't changed much in 80 years!

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The tree-lined streets are filled with more than 5,000 homes. Most of Edison Park's homes are older and display stained and leaded glass, wood-burning fireplaces, solid oak flooring, tiled roofs and other architectural ornamentation. There aren't many apartment buildings in Edison Park, but there are investor-owned condos for rent in the area.

Transportation is easy for Edison Park residents. They have access to CTA's blue line train that go downtown, and get to O'Hare airport in 10 minutes. Edison Park also provides easy access to Metra's Union Pacific train line, which also goes to Chicago's Downtown area, and The Kennedy Expressway (I 90/94).

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