Cook County, Illinois
Blue Island Real Estate and Local Guide
Blue Island is a historic industrial city about 16 miles south of Chicago's Loop, sitting on a glacial ridge that gave it the nickname "The City on the Hill" and a Metra transportation hub with multiple stations. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Blue Island best.
About the area
Living in Blue Island, IL
One of a small number of Illinois communities designated a "Preserve America" community, with a downtown historic district rooted in the Vincennes Trace trade route.
The housing market
Homes in Blue Island
- About 49.1% of housing units are owner-occupied, reflecting a substantial share of renters.
- Roughly 44% of the housing stock is single-family detached homes, with the balance in multi-unit buildings.
- The median home value is about $169,800.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Blue Island home
Olde Western Avenue Historic District
Two-block district preserving the pre-Civil War commercial core that survived the 1896 fire, including the Friedrich Jebens hardware store
Joshua P. Young House
Circa-1852 home of an early developer of Chicago's southern suburbs, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982
Blue Island Opera House
Brick performance hall built in 1908
Memorial Park
About 10-acre park maintained by the Blue Island Park District
Centennial Park
About 8.5-acre park in the city's park system
Neighborhoods
Blue Island areas to know
Uptown
Central business district along Western Avenue
Fay's Point
Gated community at the confluence of the Calumet River and the Calumet Sag Channel
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.