Chicago · urban

Forest Park

CTA Blue Line terminus with direct rail service to downtown Chicago and O'Hare. Most walkable western suburb — the Madison Street commercial strip has independent restaurants, bars, and boutiques. Affordable Cook County pricing. Forest Park also hosts Waldheim/Forest Home Cemetery, a remarkable historic landscape.

transitwalkable

7/10

Schools

56 min

To Chicago

$269K

Median home

$6K

Annual tax

Walk score

14,165

Population

42.2

Median age

$79K

Median income

What stands out

·CTA Blue Line terminus
·Direct O'Hare & downtown Chicago rail
·Most walkable western suburb
·Madison Street independent dining strip

Nearby towns

River Forest →Maywood →Oak Park →Berwyn →North Riverside →Riverside →

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