Can you tell me about Broadview, IL? (Chicago, Brookfield: houses, safe area)

[childfree-by-choice]

Anyone know about Broadview? Is it a safe area? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[prairiestate]

Not especially. Certainly not the worst town in Chicago, but I wouldn't go walking through there at night, and wouldn't be so comfortable doing so during the day either. On the other hand, there's a large "big box" shopping center on the south end of town, at Cermak, that I always feel safe at, even at night, and a small residential area south of that. The far south end of town would be the only area I would even possibly consider living in.

[ertie]

Broadview's not the worst, but it's far from the best. If you go just slightly south and west into the southeastern part of Lagrange Park, you'd be much better off. It's separated from Broadview by the forest preserve. (East of LaGrange Rd, South of Cermak) Nice homes, quiet neighborhood -- good mix of older folks who have been there forever and younger families who started to move in in the last 5-10 years. Home prices between about 275-400K. This part of LaGrange Park is much less pricey then the portion that is west of Lagrange Rd (the part that shares boundries with Lagrange proper).

Brookfield (just to the south) of Cermak and east of LaGrange is also a little more up and coming than Broadview.

[cmoscinski]

What main questions do you have? Maybe I can answer them for you or direct you...I am not far from there.

[Windy City John]

Broadview is a village in Cook County, Illinois 13 miles west of Chicago. The population was 8,264 at the 2000 census.


About Broadview

Broadview was incorporated as a village in 1914. It is located in Proviso Township along the western edge of Cook County.

Geography

Broadview is located at 41°51′34″N, 87°51′15″W (41.859439, -87.854226)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 8,264 people, 3,194 households, and 2,146 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,792.6/km² (4,644.9/mi²). There were 3,322 housing units at an average density of 720.6/km² (1,867.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 21.96% White, 73.12% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.33% Asian, 1.52% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.93% of the population.
There were 3,194 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $47,651, and the median income for a family was $59,568. Males had a median income of $36,919 versus $30,737 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,178. About 4.8% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

[2MARA]

Broadview is a very nice area to live. I would never be afraid at any time to be there or live. Any town has potential for crime. The village inspects each home yearly to make sure they are well kept and enforces this. All areas are well patrolled by the Police force, which is one of the best I fell for response time in the area. The prices of homes is still reasonable, also. There are 2 "sides" to the town as far as schools go. The North side of the tracks has Lindop School for it's grade school which is good, the South has Komarek located in North Riverside. Komarek is a very good school with great teachers and wonderful students. Classrooms are smaller than at most schools, and the children go on to Riverside-Brookfield High School, which is a small school as High Schools go. They have excellent sports,music, and extra activities and a great teaching staff. Most stay in the area after High School to start their own families. I do NOT agree with the other comments at all, but Seniors are afraid nowadays in any area. Brookfield homes are old and being torn down in many areas, LaGrange Park is very nice but way over priced and taxes are way too high. Broadview tqaxes are still very reasonable.

[ahava]

Originally Posted by 2MARA

Broadview is a very nice area to live. I would never be afraid at any time to be there or live. Any town has potential for crime. The village inspects each home yearly to make sure they are well kept and enforces this. All areas are well patrolled by the Police force, which is one of the best I fell for response time in the area. The prices of homes is still reasonable, also. There are 2 "sides" to the town as far as schools go. The North side of the tracks has Lindop School for it's grade school which is good, the South has Komarek located in North Riverside. Komarek is a very good school with great teachers and wonderful students. Classrooms are smaller than at most schools, and the children go on to Riverside-Brookfield High School, which is a small school as High Schools go. They have excellent sports,music, and extra activities and a great teaching staff. Most stay in the area after High School to start their own families. I do NOT agree with the other comments at all, but Seniors are afraid nowadays in any area. Brookfield homes are old and being torn down in many areas, LaGrange Park is very nice but way over priced and taxes are way too high. Broadview tqaxes are still very reasonable.

Either you have low standards or you've never lived anywhere that's actually nice. The houses may be well-kept (and that's debatable) but the roads are in horrible shape. Lindop Elem has test scores below the state average - which any halfway-decent suburban school has scores well above. Komarek is better, that's true, but anyone living in North Riverside who has any money sends their kids to private K-8 schools. Also, La Grange Park has a lower tax rate than Broadview, so if the taxes are higher there it's because the homes are worth more, which is a good thing.