Park Ridge.
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11 tracts·39K people·$551K median·5,560/mi²
White 82 · Hispanic 8 · Asian 6 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 60 · Living alone 26 · Other 14
Health 52 · Professional 22 · Retail 9 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 3 · Public admin 2 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 62 · Sales · office 20 · Service 8 · Construction · maintenance 5 · Production · transport 4
Drive alone 59 · Work from home 22 · Carpool 11 · Transit 9 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Park Ridge is $551,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Park Ridge has 38,667 residents across 10 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 44.4; the population is 82.3% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 6.3% Asian, 2.8% Multiracial, 0.7% Black and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 66.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.9% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
George B Carpenter Elem School (74%), Eugene Field Elem School (62%) and George Washington Elem School (59%) lead the elementary schools; Lincoln Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (57%); Maine South High School (51%) and Maine East High School (29%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,537/month, 3% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Park Ridge is $142,986 a year, 66% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Park Ridge, median rent is $1,537/month and the median home value is $551,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Park Ridge reported 0.7 violent crimes and 8.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Park Ridge are cold wave (97), heat wave (89) and tornado (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Park Ridge, 1.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).