Garfield Ridge, IL Real Estate

Median Income $45,236

Median Age 29.37

Population 109,849

	Median Temperature
	January	HI 30°	LO 16°	July	HI 84°	LO 66°

	School Test Scores
	Elementary: Stevenson Fleming Branch Rosenwald Branch		Middle: Ashburn Elementary Brighton Park Elementary Burroughs Elementary Byrne Elementary Carroll Elementary Charles J Sahs Elementary Christopher Elementary Columbia Explorers Academy Dawes Elementary Dore Elementary Durkin Park Elementary Eberhart Elementary Edwards Elementary Fairfield Academy Grimes Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy Hale Elementary Hampton Arts Hearst Elementary Hurley Elementary Kinzie Elementary Lee Elementary Mark Twain Elementary Marquette West Elementary Mckay Elementary Mckinley Park Elementary Morrill Elementary Nathan S Davis Elementary Nightingale Elementary Officer Donald Marquez Charter Sc Owen Scholastic Academy Pasteur Elementary Peck Elementary Rachel Carson Elementary Robert L Grimes Rosenwald - Carroll Rosenwald Branch Elementary Rufino Tamayo Charter Sandoval Elementary Sawyer Elementary Shields Elementary Stevenson Talman Elementary Tonti Branch Tonti Elementary Chicago Int'l Cs - Wrightwood Tarkington Of Excellence		High: Bogan Computer Tech Curie Metropolitan Gage Park Hancock Hubbard Kelly Kennedy Chicago Int'l Charter - Ellison
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A community that once featured dirt roads, farmhouses, haystacks, and grazing animals, Garfield Ridge on Chicago's Southwest Side is the home of many Chicago policeman and firefighters, as well as long-time residents and younger families.

Sitting adjacent to Midway Airport, the community is intersected by Archer Avenue, and the Stevenson Expressway is nearby. One of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Garfield Ridge is also close to the starting point for the CTA's Orange Line, which connects the Southwest Side to Chicago's downtown area. There are also a number of CTA bus routes which service the community. The current population of Garfield Ridge is 36,101 (2000)

The multi-ethnic community contains a number of Chicago public schools including Kinzie, Byrne and Mark Twain Elementary Schools, and Kennedy High School. There are also a large number of parochial schools in the area. In their spare time, Garfield Ridge residents can relax at the numerous Chicago parks which service the community; these include Wentworth Park, Valley Forge Park, Vittum Park, and Stars and Stripes Park. In their leisure time, villagers can also visit the modern 8,000-square foot Garfield Ridge Library at Archer and Mulligan Avenues, eat at the 8,000-square-foot Home Run Inn Pizza restaurant at Archer and Meade Avenues, or head out to any of the shopping plazas surrounding Midway Airport.

Architecturally, the Garfield Ridge neighborhood, along with other Southwest Side communities, is one of the most architecturally distinctive neighborhoods in the country. It sports a mix of historic bungalows, lavish Victorian homes, ranch-style residences, and many other styles of housing. Teardowns and new-home construction is common in Garfield Ridge.

In May 2007, the average home sales price for a single family home or condo in Garfield Ridge, IL was $233,474. While this data is collected from the MLS and deemed reliable, it is not guaranteed.

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