Evanston

Evanston is a wonderful city and is surrounded by some great communities that make up the north shore. The city is located right by Lake Michigan which means you will have access to a number of beaches/ recreational areas during the summer and is 12 miles North from downtown. The surrounding cities are Skokie, Wilmette, and Chicago. The city of Evanston is home to a few large hospitals, universities, and commercial districts. The city has a wonderful atmosphere that you will love, enjoy, and maybe call home.

There were 30,047 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were headed by married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.0% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25, and the average family size was 3.05.

The median age was 34.3 years, with 19.3% under the age of 18, 16.8% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

As of 2011, the estimated median income for a household in the city was $60,033, and the median income for a family was $102,706. Male full-time workers had a median income of $66,106 versus $52,727 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,732. About 6.4% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over.

Public Schools

Primary Schools
– Evanston-Skokie Community Consolidated School District 65
– 10 Elementary schools
– 3 Middle schools
– 2 Magnet schools
– 2 Special schools/Centers
– 1 Early childhood school

High school
– Evanston Township High School District 202

Private schools

– Baker Demonstration School
– Beacon Academy, a Montessori high school
– Chiaravalle Montessori School, a Montessori school for children ages 2–14
– Midwest Montessori School
– Pope John XXIII School
– Roycemore School
– Saint Athanasius School

The city is still connected to Chicago by rail transit. The CTA’s Purple Line, part of the Chicago ‘L’ system, runs through Evanston. From its terminal at Howard in Chicago, the line heads north to the South Boulevard, Main, Dempster, Davis, Foster, Noyes, and Central stations, before terminating at the Linden station in Wilmette, Illinois. Metra’s Union Pacific/North Line also serves Evanston, with stations at Main Street, Davis Street and Central Street, the first two being adjacent to Purple Line stations. The CTA’s Yellow Line also runs through the city, though it does not stop there. Evanston is served by six CTA bus routes as well as four Pace bus routes.

Automobile routes from Chicago to Evanston include Lake Shore Drive, the Edens Expressway (I-94), and McCormick Boulevard, although the first two of those do not extend to Evanston itself and require driving through Rogers Park (via Sheridan Road or Ridge Avenue) and Skokie, respectively. The main routes from the north are the Edens, Green Bay Road, and Sheridan Road. Active modes of transportation include miles of sidewalks and bicycle lanes.