A town of 34,585, settled in 1901. A typical home worth about $715K.
The 3 things Northbrook does most differently from other towns.
Where Northbrook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The typical Northbrook home is worth about $715,000, up 10% in a year, 140% above the Illinois typical home.
Most working residents leave Northbrook for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (28%), Glenview (5%) and Evanston (3%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Northbrook beats the Illinois average on 25 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Northbrook | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.1% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.6% |
13 miles of trails across 24 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Somme Woods | 2.5 mi | 181 |
| 2. Sunset Ridge Woods | 1.6 mi | 142 |
| 3. Wood Oaks Green Park | 1.4 mi | 58 |
Northbrook reports less crime per resident than 71% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Northbrook has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, 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 55% of U.S. communities.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
19 notable people were born in Northbrook.
Village in Illinois, United States
Northbrook 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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8 towns share a border with Northbrook.
