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.
Living in Blue Island
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. Source: achp.gov
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.
Source: ACS 2023
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 areas to know
Fay's Point
Gated community at the confluence of the Calumet River and the Calumet Sag Channel