March 7, 1958

Median Home Value:
Single Family Attached $260,6445 (2003 statistics)
Single Family Detached $383,289
Multiple Family $166,286

Median Apartment Rent:
1-Bedroom Apartment $920
2-Bedroom Apartment $1,140

Median Income:
$86,968(Estimated 2004)

Sales Tax:
Cook County 8 3/4 %
Lake County 7 1/2%

Unemployment Rate: 3.7%

Housing:
8,808 single family detached homes
3,666 single family attached homes
4,000 multiple family units

Police Protection:
70 sworn personnel, 35 civilian personnel, 26 police vehicles
Internationally accredited since 1987 from CALEA

Crime Statistsics:
Annaul Crime Rate—1.162 (2004 statistics)
(12% decrease in crime from previous year)
Villages with population of 25,000-44,199
(Top 5 statewide for all cities
Statistics based on murder, rape, robbery, burglary,assualt, battery & arson

Fire Protection:
3 fire stations, 62 sworn personnel, 5 civilian personnel, 18 fire vehicles

Fire Insurance Rating: ISO Class 2

Schools:
3 high schools, 4 elementary school districts, 1 Catholic elementary school,
2 community colleges

Houses of Worship: 8 churches, 8 synagogues

Water System:
Source---Lake Michigan
Supplies---Northwest Water Commission
System---Municipal

Sewage Treatment:
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago;
Lake County Public Works Department

Weather:
Winter 13/34°, Summer 58/84°
Annual Precipitation 36"
Annual Snowfall 38"