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River Forest, IL

Housing, schools and community. Start with the figures, then follow the evidence.

Census figures: ACS 2020–2024 · Estimates, not current listings · 90% margins shown

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Community · ACS 2020–2024

Who lives here

Census population groups ↗

Hispanic or Latino includes any race. All other groups below are non-Hispanic, so these eight groups do not overlap. These are estimates, not measures of belonging or a place’s quality.

White77.8%± 4.5 pp
Hispanic or Latino6.9%± 3.0 pp
Asian5.5%± 2.1 pp
Two or more races4.9%± 2.1 pp
Another race0.0%± 0.2 pp
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Public schools

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Public safety · reporting context

Reported crime

Reported violent crime1.1per 1,000 reporting-area residents
Reported property crime15.8per 1,000 reporting-area residents

2025 city report · 12 reported months · reporting population 11,833. The police reporting area may differ from the Census place. Reported crime does not describe all harms or produce an overall safety score.

FBI Crime Data Explorer · Table 8 ↗
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Named communities around River Forest

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USGS named locations within 10 straight-line miles of this place’s reference point. These can include names inside or outside city limits; they are not neighborhood boundaries.

River Forest ↗

Cook · IL

0.3 mi · source location

Forest Park ↗

Cook · IL

1.1 mi · source location

Maywood ↗

Cook · IL

1.6 mi · source location

Elmwood Park ↗

Cook · IL

1.9 mi · source location

Oak Park ↗

Cook · IL

1.9 mi · source location

Ridgeland ↗

Cook · IL

1.9 mi · source location

Melrose Park ↗

Cook · IL

2.0 mi · source location

Montclare ↗

Cook · IL

2.3 mi · source location
Everyday places · IMLS FY 2024

Public libraries nearby

Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of River Forest’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.

Annual public-use survey; excludes reported temporary closures, bookmobiles and coarse location matches. Coordinates may be approximate. Postal addresses do not establish city or neighborhood membership.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey ↗
Reporting & community updates

In the news

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Selected headlines from Capitol News Illinois, Chicago Transit Authority. Place results match a reviewed city feed or a place-name headline mention. Official community updates are labelled separately from newsroom reporting. State results can include national reporting selected by the publisher. Headlines are retained for up to 90 days from publication; collection began September 2026 and is not a complete archive.

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