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.
Living in Riverside
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. Source: olmsted.org
IncomeAbout $149,219 median household
EducationAbout 69.8% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyCook County
Homes in Riverside
Median home valueAbout $460,500
- 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.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Riverside home
Riverside Landscape Architecture District
Source: nps.gov
National Historic Landmark covering the 1869 Olmsted and Vaux planned suburb
Riverside Township Hall
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Chateauesque-style civic building completed in 1895 in the village center
Riverside triangular parks and plazas
Source: en.wikipedia.org
41 smaller triangular parks and plazas set at intersections throughout the Olmsted-designed village