Join The Famous At Park Ridge IL

Park Ridge property is comprised of 15,000 homes and the Village has 38,000 residents. 32% of these homes have at least one child under the age of 18 and a total of 63% of homes are owned by married couples.

The average Park Ridge property houses 2.6 people, while the average family consists of 3.1 family members. Median family incomes in Park Ridge are $88,000 making per capita income equivalent to $36,000.

Park Ridge property owners are serviced by Main South High School, but if a student does not want to attend Main South and they live in the northern or central region of Park Ridge, they can also attend Maine East High School.

The famous people who live or have lived in Park Ridge homes reads like a who's who celebrity list. Hilary Clinton, Grant Wood and Harrison Ford all lived in the Village of Park Ridge when they were younger, as well as Vincent Mahler, Melissa Elias and Ron Santo, to name but a few. Some of the scenes from the Blues Brothers film were created in Park Ridge - so keep your eyes open for areas you might recognize.

Downtown Park Ridge has several superb quality restaurants as well as a large number of quaint shopping areas. If Park Ridge downtown isn't enough for you, then you are only a short bus or train ride from downtown Chicago, which offers many more amenities and entertainment venues for you to enjoy.

Park Ridge hasn't always been called Park Ridge. In the past Park Ridge property was known as Pennyville, because of the color of the clay in the soil. This clay made Park Ridge property very popular for the brick making industry. During this time Park Ridge property became known as Brickton, but finally the area came to be known as Park Ridge because it is the highest ridge in Cook County.

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