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Forest View

A village of 1,174 people in Illinois
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Conserved land0.6%5 of 824 acres
Trails0.0 mi0 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves14 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Forest View

Village in Illinois, United States
1924Established
792Population
1.3 sq miArea

Forest View is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 792. It is primarily an industrial corridor adjacent to the Chicago neighborhood of Garfield Ridge, which is on the village's southern border.

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

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Area code708
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Housing in Forest View

$306K▲ 4.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Forest View home is worth about $306,000, up 4.4% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.

Only 1 sale in April 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Forest View

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Forest View has fewer than 1,000 residents. At that size one or two incidents swing the numbers so much that a grade wouldn't be fair, so we show the counts instead.

Violent1
Property3
Reported in 20254
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Health in Forest View

B−

Health Grade B−

Healthier than 46% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

12worse than IL

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Care nearby

Macneal HospitalBerwyn · 1.9 mi · ER
Access Doctors Medical CenterChicago · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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