DEERFIELD

Perhaps the perfect amalgam of quiet residential living and a thriving business district, the community of Deerfield is among the most desirable places to live in the North Shore. Residents of this inviting community enjoy one of Illinois’ best school systems, a nationally recognized park district, and convenient proximity to the Edens Expressway, I-294, and two Metra train service lines.

Residential

With attractive homes nestled in peaceful neighborhoods, the community of Deerfield exudes suburban paradise. Well maintained properties display homes that are as diverse in style as they are warm and welcoming- a characteristic that reflects both the home’s inhabitants, as well as the community at large. Deerfield is also home to the headquarters of Walgreens, Baxter Healthcare, APAC Customer Services, and Così, which means more than a few people enjoy a very close commute.

Commercial

From unique specialty shops and boutiques to more mainstream stores and services, the business district of Deerfield affords residents almost every possible amenity they may require. Such shopping centers as Deerfield Center, Deerfield Square, Deerbrook Mall, Lake Cook Plaza, and Caldwell Corners are all popular venues for shopping and dining.

The Schools

What’s in a name?

Due to the large population of Irish settlers, the town was almost dubbed “Erin”, but a 17 – 13 vote determined that the town would be named Deerfield, a name chosen by early settler, John Millen, after his home of Deerfield, Massachusetts and the area’s large deer population.

In addition to countless pre-schools, nursery schools, Montessori schools, and Holy Cross Catholic school

(serving grades pre-K-8), Deerfield’s public schools are among the best in the state, a recognition consistently substantiated by test scores, college admissions, and graduation rates. Elementary schools include Kipling, Walden, South Park, and Wilmot, with middle school students attending Caruso or Shepherd Middle Schools.

Deerfield High School, with an enrollment of 1,800 and an exceptional average ACT score of 25.6, stands as a model school for academic excellence and diverse offerings for every student level.

The Parks

Another prominent reason why so many people, especially families, choose to call Deerfield home is because is maintains one of the best, most accessible, and most varied park districts. With twenty-one parks and playgrounds, two public swimming pools, tennis courts, a public golf course, and a number of playing fields, basketball courts, and running tracks, and one large community center, Deerfield residents enjoy plenty of recreational opportunities. The park district also offers an impressive variety of classes and programs for people of all ages and, most conveniently, no Deerfield home is more than a half a mile from a park.

Did You Know?

Many of the famous John Hughes’ teen films of the 1980s were set in fictional Shermerville, a town loosely based on the town of Deerfield.
Other instances where Deerfield serves as a setting:
1) ABC drama, Once and Again
2) Project Greenlight film, Stolen Summer
3) Risky Business features Deerfield train station
4) The house shown on the Married…with Children intro is set in Deerfield
5) Shadowcat of the fictional X-men team hailed from Deerfield

The Numbers

Founded: Bond Rating 1903
Township: West Deerfield
Size: 7.0 Square Miles
Population: 18,420
Number of Households: 6,420
Annual Retail Sales: $300,032,000
Median Home Value: $342,900
Median Household Income: $107,194
Tax Rate Per $100: $7.057
Median Age of Residents : 39.6
Caucasian- 95.8%
Asian- 2.5%
African-American- .3%
Hispanic- 1.69%
Other- 2.9%

Links

What does the real estate activity look like in Deerfield?

http://www.headrick-wagner.com

http://www.deerfield-il.org/

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