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About Northbrook
Village in Illinois, United StatesNorthbrook is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago in the greater North Shore, part of a collection of upscale residential communities north of Chicago. The population was 35,222 at the 2020 census. It is within Northfield Township, Illinois, bordering Lake County. When incorporated in 1901, the village was known as Shermerville in honor of Frederick Schermer, who donated the land for its first train station. The village changed its name to Northbrook in 1923 as an effort to improve its public image. The name was chosen because the West Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River runs through the village. Glenbrook North High School, founded in 1953…
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Housing in Northbrook
The typical Northbrook home is worth about $715,000, up 10% in a year, 140% above the Illinois typical home.
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Safety in Northbrook
Safety Grade B+
Northbrook reports less crime per resident than 71% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Northbrook
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 98% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 5 are too close to call.
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