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Des Plaines, IL Real Estate

Des Plaines (DEHS PLAYNZ, IPA [d ›s ple nz] ; formerly Rand, Illinois ) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It has adopted "City of Destiny" as its official city nickname. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,720. It is a suburb of Chicago, and is adjacent to O'Hare International Airport, the busiest airport in the world. The Des Plaines River runs through the city, just east of downtown. Des Plaines is one of the most economically diverse towns of fewer than 100,000 persons in the United States, with home values ranging from $30,000 mobile home units to $1,000,000-plus estates.

Des Plaines is located at 42 °2 2 N, 87 °53 59 W (42.033848, -87.899786) GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 37.6 km (14.5 mi ). 37.3 km (14.4 mi ) of it is land and 0.3 km (0.1 mi ) of it (0.76%) is water.

Des Plaines is named for the Des Plaines River, which flows through it. The name is French, "of the plains".

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$255,000 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 0/0 0 1.2
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$284,900 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 3/1 1500 1.2
$391,000 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 4/2 2250 1.2
$300,000 Elk Grove Village, IL Condo/Townhome 3/2 1750 1.2
$295,000 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 4/2 1800 1.2
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$429,900 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 3/2 1814 1.2
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$294,600 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 3/2 1800 1.2
$229,900 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 2/2 1000 1.2
$346,900 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 3/2 1800 1.2
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$359,000 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 4/2 1950 1.2
$264,900 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 3/2 1022 1.2
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$329,000 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 3/1 1152 1.2
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$419,900 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 3/2 2250 1.2
$314,900 Elk Grove Village, IL Single Family 3/2 1400 1.2
$360,000 Des Plaines, IL Single Family 0/0 0 1.8
$539,900 Des Plaines, IL Single Family 0/0 0 1.8
$399,500 Des Plaines, IL Single Family 4/2 1945 1.8
$349,900 Des Plaines, IL Single Family 4/2 1700 1.8
$499,000 Des Plaines, IL Single Family 3/2 1000 1.8
$220,500 Des Plaines, IL Condo/Townhome 3/1 2 1.8
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$830,000 Des Plaines, IL Single Family 4/4 4141 1.8
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$205,000 Chicago, IL Condo/Townhome 2/1 1200 2.6
$358,000 Chicago, IL Single Family 0/0 0 2.6
$695,000 Chicago, IL Single Family 4/3 2300 2.6

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Des Plaines, IL information

State:Illinois
Country:Cook
Area Code:847
FIPS:17031
TimeZone:CST
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Des Plaines, IL Neighborhood Info

 

Natl. average

Des Plaines, IL

Population: 293,655,40057,903
Household size:
Persons per household
2.602.6

Housing

Home appreciation:
Most recent 12 months
9.8%10.2%
House purchase cost:
Median sales value
$217,200$314,900
Commute time:
in minutes
27.429.7

Economy

Cost of Living index:
higher rate = higher costs
100.0120
Recent Job Growth:
Most recent 12 months
1.4%-0.4%
Unemployment Rate: 4.6%6.8%
Future Job Growth:
projected job growth to 2010
11.9%1.1%
Income Taxes:
highest marginal tax bracket
5.22%3%
Sales Taxes:
total local, county, state sales tax
6.0%8.5%

Education

Pupil/teacher ratio:
number of students per teacher
15.915
Graduation rate:
percent graduated from high school
79.6%81.9%
School spending:
total dollars for each student
$6,058$7902.0000
College grads-adv. deg.:
percent with graduate and prof. degrees
7.2%8.1%
College grads-4 yr.:
percent graduated from 4 yr. colleges
15.2%16.6%

Crime

Property crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
34
Violent crime index:
1 (least) to 10 (most)
33

Health

Doctors per capita:
M.D.s per 10,000 population
169.7330
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
1,058653
Snowfall:
inches annually
24.040
Rainfall:
inches annually
39.038
Precipitation days:
days annually with some precipitation
112124
Summer temperature:
average high temp in July (deg F)
86.983.5
Winter temperature:
average low temp in January (deg F)
21.717.3
Sunny days:
days annually with few clouds
205187

Cities within 10 miles of Des Plaines, Illinois

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Des Plaines, ZIP Codes

60016, 60017, 60018, 60019,