Cook County, Illinois
Riverside Real Estate and Local Guide
An affluent, historic Cook County village that is a National Historic Landmark, planned in 1869 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux as one of the first designed suburbs in the United States. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Riverside best.
About the area
Living in Riverside, IL
The entire village is a National Historic Landmark, designed in 1869 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux as one of the first planned suburbs in the United States.
The housing market
Homes in Riverside
- About 85% of housing units are owner-occupied, one of the highest ownership rates in the area.
- About 72% of housing is single-family homes on the village's curvilinear streets.
- The median home value is about $460,500.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Riverside home
Riverside Landscape Architecture District
National Historic Landmark covering the 1869 Olmsted and Vaux planned suburb
Riverside Township Hall
Chateauesque-style civic building completed in 1895 in the village center
Riverside Golf Club
Golf club that opened in 1893
Riverside triangular parks and plazas
41 smaller triangular parks and plazas set at intersections throughout the Olmsted-designed village
Swan Pond
Riverside open space along the Des Plaines River
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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.