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About Park Ridge
City in Illinois, United StatesPark Ridge is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, and a northwestern suburb of the Chicago metropolitan area. It is located 15 miles (24 km) north of downtown Chicago. It is close to O'Hare International Airport, major expressways, and rail transportation. It borders three community areas of Chicago in its Far Northwest Side: Edison Park, Norwood Park, and O'Hare. The soil is abundant with clay deposits, which made it a brick-making center for the developing city of Chicago. Park Ridge was originally called Pennyville to honor George Penny, the businessman who owned the local brickyard along with Robert Meacham. Later it was named Brickton. The Des Plaines River divides Park Rid…
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Housing in Park Ridge
The typical Park Ridge home is worth about $598,000, up 9.4% in a year, 101% above the Illinois typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Park Ridge
Safety Grade A-
Park Ridge reports less crime per resident than 75% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
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