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Cicero

A town of 82,797 people in Illinois
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Map of Cicero: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.6%59 of 3,730 acres
Trails1.9 mi0.3 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves141 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Cicero, Illinois. Switchmen discussing their switch lists at the Clyde yard of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railr…1943
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Cicero, Illinois. Switchmen discussing their switch lists at the Clyde yard of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railr…, 1943

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About Cicero

Town in Illinois, United States
1867Established
85,268Population
5.9 sq miArea
899 ftElevation

Cicero is a town in Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,268, making it the 11th-most populous municipality in Illinois. The town is named after Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman and orator. With a population more than 89% Hispanic, the town is the most Hispanic in the state of Illinois.

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From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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ZIP code60804
Area code708
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Housing in Cicero

$280K▲ 4.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cicero home is worth about $280,000, up 4.6% in a year, 6% below the Illinois typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market62
Sale-to-list99.3%
Sold in May17
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Safety in Cicero

C+

Safety Grade C+

Cicero reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 57% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Cicero 2.1
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Cicero 9.8
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade D

The public schools Cicero’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 92% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictCicero SD 99Schools20

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

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