Living in Winnetka

The lovely village of Winnetka is located just 19 miles north of downtown Chicago and is easily accessible via the Metra train line.  It's a small town with about 12,500 residents and the housing stock is mostly older but with much new construction having been built in the past decade.  The average price of a home here is $1,397,240 (2008 sales.)

Winnetka has award winning schools with 3 elementary, one middle, one junior high school and one high school:

• Hubbard Wood School (K-4)  - 1110 Chatfield Road
• Greeley School (K-4) - 275 Fairview Ave
• Crow Island  (K-4) - 1112 Willow Road
• Skokie School (5-6) - 520 Glendale Ave
• Washburn (7-8) - 515 Hibbard Road
• New Trier High School (Freshman Campus) - 7 Happ Road, Northfield
• New Trier High School (10-12 grades) - 385 Winnetka Ave.