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Glenview, IL
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Living in Glenview



Glenview is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 47,258 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Glenview is the 31st largest community in Illinois.

Glenview home prices are not only among the most expensive in Illinois, but Glenview real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Glenview has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.28% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Glenview is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Glenview really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Glenview perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Glenview, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.33 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For the size of the village, public transportation in Glenview is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Glenview, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Glenview, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Glenview is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 69.56% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Glenview in 2018 was $75,876, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $303,504 for a family of four.

Glenview is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Glenview home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Glenview residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Glenview include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

In addition, Glenview has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.52%).

The most common language spoken in Glenview is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.