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A village of 5,487 people in Illinois
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About Northfield

Village in Illinois, United States
5,751Population
3.2 sq miArea
633 ftElevation

Northfield 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

$735K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $735,000 in May 2026.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market36
Sale-to-list99%
Sold in May7
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Safety in Northfield

A−

Safety Grade A-

Northfield reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Northfield 0.5
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Northfield 6.3
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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24better than IL·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 6 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston · 5.5 mi · ER
Ahs Family Health Center SkokieSkokie · 4.4 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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