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A village of 24,619 people in Illinois
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About Morton Grove

Village in Illinois, United States
1895Established
25,297Population
5.1 sq miArea
623 ftElevation

Morton Grove is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 25,297. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The village is named after former United States Vice President Levi Parsons Morton, who helped finance the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad (later the Milwaukee Road), which roughly tracked the North Branch of the Chicago River in the area and established a stop at the old Miller's Mill. Miller's Mill Road, now Lincoln Avenue, connected the former riverside sawmill to the township's central settlement (Niles Center, now Skokie). The railroad stop facilitated trade and development; the upstart neighborhood grew enough to incor…

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ZIP code60053
Area code847
Living in Morton Grove

Housing in Morton Grove

$454K▲ 8.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Morton Grove home is worth about $454,000, up 8.9% in a year, 53% above the Illinois typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market45
Sale-to-list101.7%
Sold in May32
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Safety in Morton Grove

B+

Safety Grade B+

Morton Grove reports less crime per resident than 68% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Morton Grove 0.4
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Morton Grove 10.3
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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18better than IL·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge · 3.5 mi · ER
Ahs Family Health Center SkokieSkokie · 1.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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