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Welcome To Lake Forest
 Lake Forest is a community blessed with abundant natural beauty, a fact not overlooked by its founding fathers that made sure that its original 1857 plat followed and accented stands of trees, ravines and bluffs. Incorporated as a city on February 21, 1861, Lake Forest is primarily a residential community. Its low density and careful attention to zoning and architecture are testaments to its sound planning over the city's 130 years.
Lake Forest boasts excellent city services and wonderful public and private schools. Its housing ranges from significant historic mansions to new construction, to small homes. Market Square, designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw, acknowledged as the countries first shopping center, is the historic hub of the downtown business district. The city's one of the finest along Lake Michigan.
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Population: 18,606
Number of Households: 6718
Size: 17.1 square miles
Distance to Downtown Chicago: 31 miles
Transportation: Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and the Milwaukee Railroad. It is approximately 45 minutes to downtown. Edens Expressway (I-94) - 55 minutes to downtown. Tri-State Tollway (I-294) - 30 minute drive to O'Hare Airport.
Hospital: Lake Forest, 660 N. Westmoreland (847) 234-5600
Average Home Price: $898,114
Median Home Price: $562,000
Average Tax Per $100: $4.90
Median Family Income: $111,641
Median Age: 37
City Hall: 220 East Deerpath
Phone: (847) 234-2600
Chamber of Commerce:(847) 234-4282 |
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| Recreation |
| Recreation Center (400 Hastings Road. 847-234-6700) with year round programs for all ages, 18 hole public golf course, 3400 lineal feet of magnificent beach on Lake Michigan with snail and power boat launch area, seven community parks, bike paths and open land trails. Gorton Community Center (400 Illinois, 847-234-6060) also has programs for all ages. |
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High School District 115
Lake Forest High School
Phone: (847) 234-3600
Enrollment: 1101
Expenses Per Pupil: $15,531
Elementary School District 67
Cherokee: (847) 234-3805 (K-3)
Deer Path: (847) 234-6010 (K-3)
Everett: (847) 234-5713 (K-3)
Sheridan: (847) 234-1160 (K-3)
Deer Path Middle: (847) 234-0550 (4-5)
Deer Path Junior High: (847) 234-6010 (7-8)
Addition Educational Opportunities
Barat College
Lake Forest College
Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest County Day School
School of St. Mary
Woodlands Academy of Sacred Heart
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Median price supplied by North Shore Multiple Listing Corporation.
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by the city of Lake Forest. Information is deemed reliable but neither the board or its MLS guarantees or is in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the board or its MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. For further information, please call City Hall.
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