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A village of 9,039 people in Illinois
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Map of Riverside: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land5.3%68 of 1,270 acres
Trails1.2 mi0.6 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves78 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Gundling Beulah - Claire de Lune - 04 1981 - Midwest Aquatic Art Symposium at Riverside-Brookfield High School - Illino…1981
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Gundling Beulah - Claire de Lune - 04 1981 - Midwest Aquatic Art Symposium at Riverside-Brookfield High School - Illino…, 1981

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About Riverside

Village in Illinois, United States
1875Established
9,298Population
2 sq miArea

Riverside is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population of the village was 9,298 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Chicago, located around 9 miles (14 km) west of downtown Chicago and 2 miles (3 km) outside city limits. A significant portion of the village is in the Riverside Landscape Architecture District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.

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ZIP code60546
Area code708
Living in Riverside

Housing in Riverside

$364K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $364,000 in May 2026.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market52
Sale-to-list100.7%
Sold in May10
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Safety in Riverside

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Riverside's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Riverside 0.4
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Riverside 10.1
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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