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Brookfield

Home of the Brookfield Zoo — one of the finest zoological parks in North America with 216 acres and 2,000+ animals. Metra BNSF gives 25-minute rush trains to Union Station. More affordable than La Grange and River Forest neighbors. Congress Park station provides two Metra lines.

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7/10

Schools

46 min

To Chicago

$336K

Median home

$8K

Annual tax

Walk score

19,349

Population

40.9

Median age

$99K

Median income

What stands out

·Brookfield Zoo (216 acres, 2,000+ animals)
·Metra BNSF 25-min Union Station
·Congress Park dual Metra station
·Affordable zoo-adjacent family suburb

Nearby towns

La Grange →North Riverside →Lyons →La Grange Park →Riverside →Broadview →

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