Roosevelt-Cook County
Fixer-uppers and updated bungalows, American Foursquares and Colonial Revivals
One-way residential streets lined with trees feature diverse home styles in Roosevelt, including brick Chicago-style bungalows, American Foursquares and Colonial Revivals. Updated, three-bedroom homes with personal driveways start around $100,000 and range as high as $250,000. The area also has several condo buildings with two to four units. These buildings cost around $250,000. Although many homes have been renovated, there are some gutted homes or homes in need of major renovations starting at around $50,000.Quick travel times to Chicago and surrounding neighborhoods
Chicago Heights is part of the South Suburbs and is 30 miles south of Downtown Chicago. “It is a unique suburb because you border so much of the essentials, transportation, food. You're right off 30. The main street is 30, which is Lincoln Highway, so you can hit a few neighborhoods,” Herron says. “Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Richton Park, Flossmoor...they’re all right there. They border each other, so they cater to many communities.” Chicago Heights is also home to major employers like XPO trucking company, the Ford Motor Company Stamping Plant and American Star Logistics.Indian Hill Woods and the Chicago Heights Park District nearby
The Chicago Heights Park District, just northeast of the Roosevelt neighborhood, offers a spectrum of recreational activities and facilities, including a fitness center, indoor pool with swim programs, summer camps and family-friendly events. “Chicago Heights has those resources. There are swimming pools, playgrounds and places where people raise their families,” Herron says. Residents looking to relax outside head to Indian Hill Woods, which provides access to Thorn Creek and Old Plank Road Trail. The 22 miles of paved pedestrian paths run parallel to the scenic Thorn Creek. The routes through prairie lands and dense forests filled with oak trees and sugar maples lend well to activities like hiking, jogging and biking.Events at Chicago Heights Country Club, Union Street Gallery and the Chicago Heights Public Library
For golf enthusiasts, Chicago Heights Country Club-West Course is less than one mile away. The 100-year-old club offers a 9-hole course with manicured greens surrounded by a densely forested backdrop. Although golf is the most noteworthy aspect of this public course, residents can also rent out the banquet hall. Locals host weddings, bridal showers and retirement parties in the space, as well as more casual events. Union Street Gallery on the eastern side of the neighborhood features art exhibitions and events, hosts artists in studio spaces and provides opportunities for local artists to showcase their work. Just down the street from the gallery, Chicago Heights Public Library hosts events such as craft nights for adults and teens, cooking classes for all ages, computer classes for seniors, holiday celebrations and more.Convenient grocery shopping and Mexican restaurants in the neighborhood
“Walmart isn’t far, and they have local restaurants that cater to the demographics of the community,” Herron says. ALDI and Walmart are conveniently just outside the neighborhood off Lincoln Highway. Los Compadres and Los Primos are two popular restaurants near the neighborhood serving up authentic Mexican classics such as chilaquiles and tamales. Los Compadres offers a fun and funky interior: its chairs and tables are bright orange and yellow, its bar has a terra-cotta roof and a crystal chandelier adorns the roof.Students attend Roosevelt Elementary and the new Chicago Heights Middle School
Many students in the neighborhood attend Chicago Heights School District No. 170, starting at the C-minus-rated Roosevelt Elementary School. Older students attend the C-rated Chicago Heights Middle School before progressing to the C-plus-rated Bloom High School. Chicago Heights Middle School completed construction on its building in 2020. The district worked with architects from Harvard University to design the middle school, the first school to exclusively teach sixth through eighth grades in Chicago Heights.


Agents Specializing in this Area
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Noah Robinson
Real Broker LLC
(312) 584-5751
134 Total Sales
1 in Roosevelt-Cook County
$109,900 Price
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Allison Ascher
Coldwell Banker Realty
(779) 256-5739
363 Total Sales
1 in Roosevelt-Cook County
$180,000 Price
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Cynthia Frye
Cynthia Frye
(844) 936-2291
109 Total Sales
1 in Roosevelt-Cook County
$152,000 Price
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Rebecca Carnagey
RC Real Estate
(219) 444-0945
138 Total Sales
1 in Roosevelt-Cook County
$117,000 Price
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Ned Malley
Infiniti Properties, Inc.
(708) 859-7846
89 Total Sales
1 in Roosevelt-Cook County
$33,000 Price
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Marsha Green
Real People Realty
(708) 934-0761
88 Total Sales
1 in Roosevelt-Cook County
$183,100 Price
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Crime and Safety
1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime | Roosevelt-Cook County | US |
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Homicide | 7 | 4 |
Sexual Assault | 5 | 4 |
Assault with Weapon | 7 | 4 |
Robbery | 6 | 4 |
Burglary | 5 | 4 |
Motor Vehicle Theft | 6 | 4 |
Larceny | 4 | 4 |
Crime Score | 5 | 4 |
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
Roosevelt-Cook County Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Roosevelt-Cook County, Chicago Heights sell after 74 days on the market compared to the national average of 70 days. The median sale price for homes in Roosevelt-Cook County, Chicago Heights over the last 12 months is $460,000, down 43% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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