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Northbrook, IL (Village Center) Help

Found within zip codes: 60062

About Village Center

Real Estate Prices and Overview

Median real estate prices in the Village Center of Northbrook are $457,066, which is more expensive than 96.5% of the neighborhoods in Illinois and 91.6% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

Average rental prices in Northbrook Village Center are currently $1,511, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. The average rental cost in this neighborhood is higher than 97.4% of the neighborhoods in Illinois.

Northbrook Village Center is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Northbrook, Illinois.

Real estate in the Village Center of Northbrook, IL is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to large (four, five or more bedroom) single-family homes and townhomes. Most of the residential real estate is owner occupied. Many of the residences in the Village Center neighborhood are older, well-established, built between 1940 and 1969. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.

Real estate vacancies in Northbrook Village Center are 5.2%, which is lower than one will find in 73.0% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Northbrook Village Center is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Northbrook, the Village Center neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Notable & Unique: People

If you're a regular supporter of the arts and enjoy outings to the theatre, weekend boutique-ing, or even a finely aged wine with dinner, than you're in good company with the people of the Northbrook Village Center neighborhood. This neighborhood is uniquely immersed with more "urban sophisticates" than 99.2% of neighborhoods across the country. The people here truly stand out as a class among their own. They are an exclusive community characterized by refined tastes, cultural inclinations, and the means to live well. Urban sophisticates live a big city lifestyle, whether or not they live in or near a big city. They are educated executives or managers by week, and serial patrons of the arts by weekend. If this lifestyle pertains to you, than you'll certainly feel right at home in the Northbrook Village Center neighborhood. In addition to being an excellent choice for urban sophisticates, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for highly educated executives and families with school-aged children.

In addition, do you like to read, write, and learn? Are you curious about the world? If so, this neighborhood may be a good fit for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that a full 75.4% of the adults living in the Northbrook Village Center neighborhood have earned at least a bachelor's degree. This is a higher rate than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. In this way, this neighborhood truly stands out.

Also, wealth makes most things in life easier, and a few things harder. If you are wealthy and enjoy keeping up with the Jones', this neighborhood will interest you. In fact, according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the Northbrook Village Center neighborhood is wealthier than 95.6% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Residents here are truly in a unique situation even when compared to other Americans, based on the shear amount of wealth concentrated here. Even in times of economic downturn, residents of this neighborhood, as a group, suffered less and recovered more quickly. This is indeed a stand-out characteristic of this neighborhood.

Notable & Unique: Diversity

Did you know that the Northbrook Village Center neighborhood has more Russian and Austrian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 5.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Russian ancestry and 0.8% have Austrian ancestry.

Northbrook Village Center is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 5.1% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Korean at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

Notable & Unique: Modes of Transportation

If you like to ride the train to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 17.5% of the Northbrook Village Center neighborhood's commuters ride the train to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 96.0% of America's neighborhoods.

The Neighbors The Neighbors: Income

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the Village Center neighborhood in Northbrook are wealthy, making it among the 15% highest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 95.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 11.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 54.9% of America's neighborhoods.

The Neighbors: Occupations

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the shear diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations. In the Northbrook Village Center neighborhood, 59.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (7.6%), and 6.2% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

The Neighbors: Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco. In the Village Center neighborhood in Northbrook, IL, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (15.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (12.0%) , and residents who report Asian roots (8.9%) , and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.7%) , along with some Polish ancestry residents (6.5%), among others. In addition, 13.0% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.

The Neighbors: Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the Northbrook Village Center neighborhood is English, spoken by 81.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Russian.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Northbrook Village Center neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (71.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also take the train to get to work (17.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.

NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $457,066
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$866,001+ 12%
$650,001-$866,000 12%
$433,001-$650,000 32%
$346,001-$433,000 15%
$260,001-$346,000 17%
$173,001-$260,000 9%
$87,001-$173,000 2%
$43,001-$87,000 0%
$0-$43,000 0%
RENTAL PRICE Very high cost relative to IL, very high cost relative to the nation
NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER DETAILS
THE SETTING Urban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS Mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes and a few Complexes/high rise apartments
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS Mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4 or 5 bedrooms) and a few Small dwellings (1, 2, or no bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS Mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 2000 or later), some Established but not old (Built 1970 – 1999) and some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOMEOWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER Mostly Urban Sophisticates, Walkable, Hip & Trendy and Quiet
THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE Mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages and some Seniors (people 65 and over)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 10 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Wealthy (among the 15% most wealthy communities in America)
OCCUPATIONS Mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers and some Government employees
ETHNICITY / ANCESTRY Mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some East Asian, some Italian ancestry and some Hispanic
LANGUAGES Mostly English speaking, some Russian speaking, some Spanish speaking and some French speaking

School Rating Information

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SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD * GRADES
GREENBRIAR ELEM SCHOOL
1225 GREENBRIAR LN, NORTHBROOK, IL 60062
(847) 498-7950
KG-05
NORTHBROOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
1475 MAPLE AVE, NORTHBROOK, IL 60062
(847) 498-7920
06-08

* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.

This neighborhood is served by three 3 districts.

NORTHFIELD TWP HSD 225 SCHOOL DISTRICT

4,765 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

District quality compared to Illinois
District quality compared to U.S.
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Information-white Students
per classroom
13
State average is 16

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

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School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 75.4 51.3
BLACK (%) 0.9 18.4
HISPANIC (%) 5.5 22.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 15.4 4.1
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.1 0.3
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 44.1
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $10,156 $48,779,000 38.1
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $1,936 $9,299,000 7.3
STAFF $813 $3,903,000 3.0
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $493 $2,370,000 1.8
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $1,365 $6,558,000 5.1
OPERATION $1,952 $9,377,000 7.3
TRANSPORTATION $479 $2,303,000 1.8
OTHER $1,092 $5,246,000 4.1
TOTAL SUPPORT $8,132 $39,056,000 30.5
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $8,393 $40,311,000 31.5
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $26,680 $128,146,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Help
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 75.4
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 11.3

NORTHBROOK SD 28 SCHOOL DISTRICT

1,699 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

District quality compared to Illinois
District quality compared to U.S.
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Information-white Students
per classroom
11
State average is 16

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

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READING
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MATH
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 85.3 51.3
BLACK (%) 0.5 18.4
HISPANIC (%) 3.4 22.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 7.8 4.1
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.1 0.3
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 0.0 44.1
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $10,425 $17,827,000 56.0
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $886 $1,515,000 4.8
STAFF $659 $1,127,000 3.5
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $530 $906,000 2.8
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $1,025 $1,752,000 5.5
OPERATION $1,437 $2,457,000 7.7
TRANSPORTATION $345 $590,000 1.9
OTHER $418 $714,000 2.2
TOTAL SUPPORT $5,299 $9,061,000 28.4
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $2,906 $4,970,000 15.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $18,630 $31,858,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Help
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 75.4
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 11.3

NORTHBROOK/GLENVIEW SD 30 SCHOOL DISTRICT

1,123 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

District quality compared to Illinois
District quality compared to U.S.
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Information-white Students
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12
State average is 16

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

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79%
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READING
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School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 71.3 51.3
BLACK (%) 0.7 18.4
HISPANIC (%) 5.6 22.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 19.7 4.1
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 0.0 0.3
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 0.0 44.1
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $8,745 $9,960,000 53.0
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $885 $1,008,000 5.4
STAFF $1,229 $1,400,000 7.5
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $581 $662,000 3.5
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $1,008 $1,148,000 6.1
OPERATION $1,977 $2,252,000 12.0
TRANSPORTATION $166 $189,000 1.0
OTHER $462 $526,000 2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT $6,308 $7,185,000 38.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,444 $1,645,000 8.8
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $16,497 $18,790,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Help
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 75.4
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 11.3

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates Help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED TO IL* COMPARED TO AMERICA*
SINCE 1990 135.35% 3.79% 9 8
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Neighborhood Crime Data Help

CRIME INDEX
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Neighborhood Annual Crimes

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Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

National Median 3.9

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in Northbrook 1 in 2776

in Illinois 1 in 233

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Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

National Median 29.1

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in Northbrook 1 in 71

in Illinois 1 in 37

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Crimes Per Square Mile

National Median 39.6

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