Small-town charm founded as a respite for veterans in Rolling Meadows
Rolling Meadows practices what it preaches — promising space and parks where people can escape the hustle and bustle of downtown Chicago and local hubs like Arlington Heights and Palatine. “In the early 1950s, there were a lot of World War II veterans looking for affordable homes in the area,” says Lori Ciezak, assistant to Rolling Meadows’s city manager. “Kimball Hill is the founder of Rolling Meadows, and his goal was affordable homes and more space for veterans.” While the surrounding communities continue to grow, Rolling Meadows maintained its small-town suburban charm for its 24,000 residents through annual community events and neighborhood parks.
The Busse Woods neighborhood is marked by acres of natural landscape.
Owners have a great time running with their dogs during the Lucky Dog 5K.
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Ranch-style homes and condo communities in Rolling Meadows
Rolling Meadows’s median housing price is $310,000, lower than the national median values for nearby Palatine, Arlington Heights. It's also lower than the national median value. Neighborhoods like Kimball Hill and Plum Grove Hills feature split-level and ranch-style homes built in the 1950s and 1960s. In Busse Woods , on the southern side of the community, townhomes and condo communities like the French-style Carriage Way community are more common. While violent crime rates have been steadily decreasing since 2022 in Rolling Meadows, property crime rates have been on the rise since 2021.
Ranch homes with large driveways and expansive yards can be found throughout Creekside.
In Busse Woods, luxury condos range between $155K to $270K.
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Rolling Meadows's parks connected by the creek and a bike path
“The parks all follow the creek that goes through the middle of town, so one park meets up with another,” Ciezak says. "Rolling Meadows is very bike friendly. ....You can basically get from Euclid at the top to Algonquin all through the bike paths in the parks.” In the city center, Kimball Hill Park has a pond where people can drop a line at the fishing pier. Groups gather at the baseball fields and volleyball courts. South Salk Park’s playground includes a two-story tower and boulders kids can climb. Also here, Nelson Sports Complex includes an outdoor pool and an indoor ice skating rink. While technically outside city limits, Busse Woods offers over 3,500 acres and 13 miles of trails winding past the ponds and elk pastures.
South Salk Park is known for it's two-story tower on it's well maintained playground.
A Rolling Meadow's local utilizes Kimball Hill Park's pond for a pleasant fishing experience.
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Summer concerts and fall festivals in Kimball Hill Park
Rolling Meadows pays tribute to its veterans every Memorial Day with a parade, followed by a ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Monument at Kimball Hill Park. Kimball Hill Park also hoses the summer concert series — Fridays Rock! & Roll in Meadows. From June to September, two bands perform at the amphitheater on one Friday of the month. “It’s like our own Ravinia,” Ciezak says, referring to the long-running music festival held in nearby Highland Park. People can line, square dance, and ride ponies at Hometown Hoedown Fall Fest every October.
Technical education programs offered through High School District 214
For kindergarten through eighth grade, students attend Community Consolidated School District 15, which earns an A-minus from Niche. Students generally continue to the A-plus-rated High School District 214. In addition to a typical secondary school curriculum, Rolling Meadows High School offers Career and Technical Education classes in agriculture, business, technology and medical sciences.
Rolling Meadows High School is a top rated public school, ranking #38 on Niche.com.
Willow Bend Elementary School has a B-plus Niche grade.
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Rolling Meadows's central shopping center and commercial southern side
Rolling Meadows doesn’t have a proper downtown district. Instead, events and community gatherings meet at Kimball Park. Just south of the green space, Rolling Meadows Shopping Center features some local restaurants and a Dollar Tree and Jewel-Osco for quick grocery pickups. Between Golf and Algonquin roads on the southern side of town, the area is more industrial and commercial, offering more shopping centers. Just west of Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights’s downtown draws people for its selection of local restaurants and boutique shops.
The Rolling Meadows Shopping Center features local restaurants and a Jewel grocery store.
Locals have but a short drive to the Dollar Tree in the Rolling Meadows Shopping Center.
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Driving to access the closest Metra stop from Rolling Meadows
Those looking to take the Metra train into downtown Chicago or other nearby hubs must drive to the Arlington Park station just north of the community. State Route 53 cuts down the center of the city, linking residents with the city’s major employers on Rolling Meadows’s north and south sides, like Northrop Grumman, Capital One and other manufacturers and industrial facilities. The thoroughfare also connects to Interstate 90 for those trying to get to downtown Chicago, 28 miles away. Chicago O’Hare International Airport is just 15 miles south of Rolling Meadows. In the winter, the city deploys plows to clear the roads after snowstorms.
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