Cook County, Illinois
Forest Park Real Estate and Local Guide
A compact, transit-served Chicago suburb historically defined by its many large cemeteries and a walkable Madison Street commercial district.
Living in Forest Park
Long known as a village of cemeteries, its several large burial grounds hold far more interred people than living residents. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $81,323 median household
EducationAbout 49.8% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyCook County
Homes in Forest Park
Owner-occupiedAbout 54% of housing units
Median home valueAbout $293,800
- Roughly 30% of housing units are single-family detached homes, reflecting a larger share of multi-unit buildings.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Forest Park home
Forest Home Cemetery
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Site of the Haymarket Martyrs' Monument commemorating the 1886 Haymarket affair and the labor movement
Chicago 16-Inch Softball Museum
Source: forestpark.net
Museum at 7501 Harrison Street honoring the gloveless game developed in the Chicago area
Forest Park CTA Blue Line terminal
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Western terminus of the CTA Blue Line at Des Plaines Avenue
Park District of Forest Park
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Roughly 15-acre park near the center of the village with an aquatic center
Forest Park Aquatic Center
Source: forestpark.net
Pool complex at 7501 Harrison Street with a zero-depth pool, slides, and diving boards