A city of 109,647, settled in 1832. Nearly 7.1% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Niles does most differently from other towns.
7.1% of the town is conserved land, across 78 parks and preserves.
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30 miles of trails across 78 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forest Preserve District of Cook County | 4.2 mi | 251 |
| 2. Harms Woods Nature Preserve | 2.7 mi | 134 |
| 3. Linne Woods Preserve | 2.5 mi | 180 |
Niles beats the Illinois average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Niles | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.3% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.5% | 7.6% |
Most working residents leave Niles for work: only 14% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (36%), Skokie (8%) and Evanston (6%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
The public schools Niles’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park View Elem School | PK–8 | 885 | A |
| Fairview South Elementary School | PK–8 | 718 | A |
| Clarence E Culver School | PK–8 | 666 | D− |
| Madison Elem School | PK–2 | 609 | Not graded |
| Thomas Edison Elem School | 3–5 | 605 | C+ |
| John Middleton Elem School | 1–5 | 521 | B+ |
The typical Niles home is worth about $421,000, up 7.9% in a year, 41% above the Illinois typical home.
Niles has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
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Village in the United States
Niles is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located in the townships of Maine and Niles, directly neighboring Chicago's far northwest border. Per the 2020 census, the population was 30,912. The current mayor of Niles is George Alpogianis.
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9 towns share a border with Niles.