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About River Forest
Village in Illinois, United StatesRiver Forest is a suburban village adjacent to Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 11,717. Two universities make their home in River Forest, Dominican University and Concordia University Chicago. The village is closely tied to the larger neighboring community of Oak Park. There are significant architectural designs located in River Forest such as the Winslow House by Frank Lloyd Wright. River Forest has a railroad station with service to Chicago on Metra's Union Pacific West Line.
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Housing in River Forest
The typical River Forest home is worth about $738,000, up 11.3% in a year, 148% above the Illinois typical home.
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The public schools River Forest’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 95% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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