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Park Ridge facts at a glance |
Population: 37,775 (2000 Census)
Size: 7.1 square miles; Residential land: 48%; commercial: 5%; public, institutional, park, open spaces: 24%; transportation & utilities: 23%
Location: Adjacent to the City of Chicago, 15 miles northwest of downtown Chicago; 1.5 miles east of O’Hare Airport.
Form of Government: Mayor/city manager/city council; 1 alderman elected from each of 7 wards.
Miscellaneous: Area code: 847; Zip code: 60068
CITY FINANCIAL FACTS:
Budget, FY 2008-2009: $52,500,100
Budget increase over previous year: 3.3% increase in property tax
City's portion/total property tax bill: 13%, including the library (Maine Township residents)
Average cost to homeowner: Market value $531,466; EAV $85,035; average cost to
homeowner $706
Cost per capita of city services: $1,246 (second lowest of 9 neighboring communities)
Source of Revenues: Property Tax: 28%; Water Sales: 13%; Utility Tax: 9%; Sales Tax: 11%; Income Tax: 7%; Other: 32%;
Sales tax receipts: $3,970,000 (budgeted 08-09)
City FTE: 288, including library
Demographic Highlights
Median Household Income: $73,154 (Source: City Budget 08-09)
Median Single Family Home Sales Price ; $627,458 (Source: Chicago Tribune)
Median Age: 42.5 (2000 Census)
Number of Households (85% owner occupied): 14,365
average Household Size: 2.62 persons
Housing Stock: 77% single family detached; 23% multi-family & townhomes
CITY PARTICULARS:
Transportation: Metra Commuter Train Stations: Uptown; Dee Road; Metra buses: 209, 241, 290; 68; CTA Rapid Transit; Park Ridge Taxi; Kennedy Expressway; Tri-State Tollway
Largest Employers: Lutheran General Hospital (Advocate Health Care System), George S. May International; School District 207; City of Park Ridge,Park Ridge Public Library, and Rainbow Hospice.
Employment: 1,752 businesses located in Park Ridge with 18,563 employees and an unemployment rate of 4.4% in 2008.
Main shopping areas: Uptown; Summit Mall; South Park; Village Green; Crossroads
Local Newspapers: Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (Pioneer Press); Park Ridge Journal (Journal & Topics); The Bugle
OTHER GOVERNMENTAL UNITS:
Congressional District: 9th: Congressman Jan Schakowsky
State Senate Districts: Senator Dan Kotowski, 33rd; Senator Susan Garrett, 29th
State House Districts: Representative Rosemary Mulligan, 65th; Elaine Nekritz, 57th
Cook County Commissioner: 9th District: Commissioner Peter Sylvestri
Township governments: Leyden; Maine; Norwood
School Districts: Oakton Community College, District 535; Maine Township High School District 207; Elementary Consolidated School District 63 & 64; various parochial/private schools
Park District: Park Ridge Recreation and Park District
First Place Governor Home Town Awards
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2001: | Brickton Art Center |
| 1998: | Park Ridge Civic Orchestra | |
| 1997: | Park Ridge Center of Concern | |
| 1992: | Park Ridge Economic Development Corporation |
PARK RIDGE HISTORY:
First settled: Mid-1830s (land from Pottawatomi Indians)
Village founded: July 4, 1873, name changed to Park Ridge Incorporated: April 19, 1910
Former names: Pennyville; Brickton (1855)
FAMOUS CITIZENS:
Hillary Rodham Clinton (former address: 235 Wisner, 5th Ward)
Frederick Goudy, invented 120 typefaces
Grant Wood, student at the Kalo Workshop
Eugene Kupjack, miniaturist; works displayed at the Art Institute
Alfonso Iannelli, Sculptor (designed elements of the Pickwick Theater)
Actors: Harrison Ford, Jim Pankow, John Pankow
Actresses: Karen Black, Carrie Snodgrass
Steve Goodman, Folk Singer and Songwriter
Famous Landmark: Pickwick Theater, National Register of Historic Places; Park Ridge Youth Campus, formerly the Park Ridge School for Girls.
