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About Rolling Meadows

City in Illinois, United States
1953Established
24,200Population
5.6 sq miArea
719 ftElevation

Rolling Meadows is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 24,200.

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Housing in Rolling Meadows

$340K▲ 7.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Rolling Meadows home is worth about $340,000, up 7.3% in a year, 14% above the Illinois typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market41
Sale-to-list101.8%
Sold in May28
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Safety in Rolling Meadows

B−

Safety Grade B-

Rolling Meadows reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Rolling Meadows 0.7
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Rolling Meadows 12.5
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Rolling Meadows

A

Health Grade A

Healthier than 90% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

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15better than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights · 1.8 mi · ER
Legacy Medical Care - Arlington HeightsArlington Heights · 1.1 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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