Arlington Heights Real Estate 60005

 

Arlington Heights is a Suburb of Chicago and is located 25 miles from Down town Chicago to the Northwest. Access is offered by Highway 290 to the East , Route 53 to the West and I90 to the south. Giving access to all of Chicago land. Arlington Heights was also originally founded with access to the Trail. Metra communicate line runs right through Arlington Heights making it an commute for all to and from Chicago.

 

Why live in Arlington Heights? Arlington Heights is home to many businesses, employment, entertainment, activities and a wide range of homes for sale. There are places to live for everyone from single family to condo's for sale and for rent.

 

Primary retail shopping is located on Palatine Rd, Arlington Heights Rd and Rand Rd offering a wide array of food, retail shopping and activities. However the downtown area is the central point of most things Arlington. Downtown Arlington Heights has many activities and is home to Metropolis Theater, Start Cinema movie Theater, Jos A Banks, Arlington Race track is located right down the road. Main restaurants ar Circa 57, Peggy Kinnane's, and the new Cortland's with the most awesome Hot dog place Dago Dogs located on Campbell. Down Town Arlington Heights offers many Condo residences on Campbell, Wing, Vail and Evergreen st.

 

Home in Arlington Heights include single family with price ranges from $195,000 to whopping $1,800,000 for large homes, condo's and town home range from as low as $50,000 - $650,000. Rental Rates range from $850 to $3,500. The best way to determine the value of a home before you buy or sell your home yourself is to call Andel Appraisers 708-559-4155 besthomeappraiser.como r Email Andelappraisals@Gmail.com at a minimum it will save you money. Recent activity appears to be reflecting a reversal in value trend with increasing values. Arlington Heights market area statistics: After researching the MLS for the last 12 months, values have increased 7.7% year over year, with an average sold price of $280,000 and the average days on the market of 69 days which has decreased 19.8% year over year. There were also 1108 units sold, decreasing 9.4% of those 55 are Short sale transactions that have decreased 47.6% and 130 are Reo sales that have decreased 34.7% 

 

Little known FactFrom 1964 to 1970, Arlington Heights served as the home to The Cellar. The club was located in an unused warehouse on Davis Street, along the Chicago and Northwestern railroad tracks. Founded by local record store owner Paul Sampson, The Cellar offered liverock and blues bands for its mostly teenage audience to listen and to dance. It hosted a wealth of regional bands and repeat performers, such as The Shadows of KnightThe MaudsH. P. Lovecraft, and Ted Nugent. It also hosted a significant array of national and international rock bands as well, including The WhoThe ByrdsBuffalo SpringfieldCream, and The Spencer Davis Group. Ted Nugent was also a resident during his High School years where attended St Viater.

 

The Arlington Heights Park District (AHPD) is a public park and recreation agency located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, the largest community in Chicago's prestigious northwest suburban corridor, only 25 miles from business and entertainment in downtown Chicago. Our mission is to offer the community a variety of fitness and recreation opportunities for people of all ages and abilities. We operate five community centers with outdoor pools, Olympic Indoor Swim Center, two tennis clubs, two public golf clubs, Lake Arlington, Arlington Heights Historical Museum, Senior Center, an outdoor skate park and 58 parks including a sports complex, playgrounds, picnic shelters and much more spread over 715 acres of land and 16.2 square miles.

The Park District produces and facilitates programs throughout the Village of Arlington Heights and small portions of Palatine, Mt. Prospect, Prospect Heights, and Rolling Meadows. Intergovernmental Agreements between the Arlington Heights Park District and other agencies allow us to extend reciprocal benefits to many surrounding communities. View our friends and affiliates page to learn about other local agencies that may be of use to you.

With a current population of 78,549, Arlington Heights was recently named as one of the Top 100 U.S. Cities to live by Newsweek Magazine.

The Arlington Heights Park District enriches the community by providing quality recreation, facilities and fun.

As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 76,031 people, 30,763 households, and 20,518 families residing in the village. The population density was 7,633.3 per square mile (2,947.2/km2). There were 131,725 housing units at an average density of 11,933.3 per square mile (4,607.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 90.56% White, 0.96% African American, 0.08% Native American, 5.98% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.46% of the population.

There were 30,763 households out of which 99.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 63% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years.

The 16.2‐square mile District is located in northern Cook County and southern Lake County, 27 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. It lies in Elk Grove and Wheeling Townships and is bordered by Buffalo Grove and Wheeling to the north; Elk Grove Village on the south; on thewest by Rolling Meadows and Palatine; on the east by Mt. Prospect. The District serves most of Arlington Heights and small portions of Palatine, Mt. Prospect, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, and Lake County.