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About Northfield
Village in Illinois, United StatesNorthfield is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located approximately 19 miles (31 km) north of downtown Chicago. As of the 2020 census, the village's population was 5,751. It is part of a collection of upscale residential communities north of Chicago that belong to New Trier and Northfield Townships and the greater North Shore.
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Housing in Northfield
The median sale price was $735,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Northfield
Safety Grade A-
Northfield reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Northfield
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.
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