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About Crete
Village in Illinois, United StatesCrete is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a far south suburb of Chicago, 30 miles from the Loop and only 6 miles from the Indiana border. The population was 8,465 at the 2020 census. Originally named Wood's Corner, it was founded in 1836 by Vermonters Dyantha Wood, Willard Wood & Gary Neal.
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Housing in Crete
The typical Crete home is worth about $304,000, up 3.7% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
Health in Crete
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Schools in Crete
All Crete schools →School Grade C
The public schools Crete’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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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