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Blue Island, IL Real Estate

For the secret center in the Arctic, see Blue Island (Arctic)

Blue Island (formerly Portland ) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, USA. The population was 23,463 at the 2000 census.

Blue Island is so named because it is situated south of a ridge of land that was once an island when the glacial Lake Chicago covered the area thousands of years ago. Early pioneers gave the ridge located in the present day neighborhood of Beverly, Chicago at 41 °42 12.5 N, 87 °40 37 W the name because at a distance it looked like a island in set a tractless prairie sea. The blue color has attributed to atmospheric scattering or to blue flowers growing on the ridge. The city is a hub for Metra trains.

Blue Island is located at 41 °39 30 N, 87 °40 46 W (41.658412, -87.679424) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.7 km (4.1 mi ). 10.4 km (4.0 mi ) of it is land and 0.2 km (0.1 mi ) of it (2.18%) is water.

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$139,000 Riverdale, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
$172,500 Evergreen Park, IL Single Family 3/1 1200 10.2
$172,000 Evergreen Park, IL Single Family 3/1 1600 10.2
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$239,000 Evergreen Park, IL Single Family 3/2 1430 10.2
$249,900 Evergreen Park, IL Single Family 3/2 2200 10.2
$242,000 Evergreen Park, IL Single Family 3/2 1300 10.2
$290,000 Evergreen Park, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
$233,000 Cicero, IL Single Family 2/2 800 10.2
$289,900 Alsip, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
$274,900 Alsip, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
$199,000 Alsip, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
$279,900 Alsip, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
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$309,000 Alsip, IL Single Family 3/2 1850 10.2
$282,900 Alsip, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
$429,900 Norridge, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
$369,000 Chicago, IL Single Family 2/1 1100 10.2
$600,000 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 10.2
$250,000 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 10.2
$119,000 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 1/1 700 10.2
$269,500 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 10.2
$272,900 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 10.2
$565,000 Chicago, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
$349,000 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 10.2
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$116,000 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 1/1 850 10.2
$439,000 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 3/3 2000 10.2
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$179,900 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 1/1 810 10.2
$299,900 Chicago, IL Single Family 0/0 0 10.2
$364,900 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 10.2
$275,000 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 0/0 0 10.2
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$345,500 Chicago, IL Single Family 2/1 1100 10.2

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Blue Island, IL information

State:Illinois
Country:Cook
Area Code:708
FIPS:17031
TimeZone:CST
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Blue Island, IL Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Blue Island, IL

Population: 293,655,40023,126
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.9

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%11.5%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$188,600
Commute time:
in minutes
27.434.9

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.099.8
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%-0.4%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%7.1%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%1.9%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%3%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%7.75%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.921.6
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%65.9%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$5792.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%3.4%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%8.2%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
37
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
37

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7332.4
Air quality index:
higher number = better air quality
48.01
Health costs index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.0115.4
Watershed quality index:
higher=better (not drinking water)
55.031

Climate

Altitude:
in feet
1,058645
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.037
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.036
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112124
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.984.2
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.711.9
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205189

Cities within 10 miles of Blue Island, Illinois

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Blue Island, ZIP Codes

60406, 60827,