Evanston, IL

Illinois · Lake County · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro

Evanston is a mid-size city in Illinois with a population of 76,552. Residents earn $95,766 per year, which is 27% above the national average.

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76,552 Population 9,840/sq mi density

$95,766 Median Income $65,988 per capita

$472,300 Home Value $457,797 Zillow

$1,698 Median Rent 29.7% income on rent

50°F Avg Temperature 260 sunny days/yr

155 Violent Crime/100K 2,616 property/100K

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Overall

3.6 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

4.6 / 5.0

$95,766 median income, 4.0% unemployment

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Affordability

3.9 / 5.0

$472,300 home value, $1,698/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

155 violent crimes/100K (59% below avg)

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Education

5.0 / 5.0

70.3% bachelor's degree or higher

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2 reported haunted locations found near Evanston, IL.

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Loyola University Chicago	Urban legend has it that long ago, a Jesuit priest and a nun had an affair. The nun found out that she was pregnant, and wanted the priest to runaway with her, so they could raise the child. The priest refused. The nun hung herself on the 13th floor of the Skyscraper building, the priest found the body, and jumped out of the window. The top floors of the building have long been vacant, but the light in the room where she killed herself can be seen lit from the outside. Also, those that have v...
The First Methodist Church of Evanston	The sanctuary is haunted by the ghost of a man in a black business suit. He has the way of not being involved with anyone in the room that all ghosts have. He walks down the side aisle in the sanctuary, coming out from behind one pillar and walking behind the next, but if you look behind the pillar, no one will be there. There are no doors or windows that he could have gone through, and no one in a black business suit was in the room. It is unknown who he is or why he is haunting the church.

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Loyola University Chicago

Urban legend has it that long ago, a Jesuit priest and a nun had an affair. The nun found out that she was pregnant, and wanted the priest to runaway with her, so they could raise the child. The priest refused. The nun hung herself on the 13th floor of the Skyscraper building, the priest found the body, and jumped out of the window. The top floors of the building have long been vacant, but the light in the room where she killed herself can be seen lit from the outside. Also, those that have v...

The First Methodist Church of Evanston

The sanctuary is haunted by the ghost of a man in a black business suit. He has the way of not being involved with anyone in the room that all ghosts have. He walks down the side aisle in the sanctuary, coming out from behind one pillar and walking behind the next, but if you look behind the pillar, no one will be there. There are no doors or windows that he could have gone through, and no one in a black business suit was in the room. It is unknown who he is or why he is haunting the church.

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