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Thanks for Coming...
Riverdale, Illinois, located 23 miles south of downtown Chicago, offers a small town atmosphere with all the benefits of a metropolitan area. Riverdale has instituted a downtown redevelopment plan, which included the rehabilitation of a commercial building on 144th Street as Village Hall. Riverdale's current population as of the 2000 Census is 15,055.
Riverdale is served by two park districts which offer programs ranging from arts and crafts to athletics. Parks, basketball courts and nearby forest preserves and county golf course and marina provide children and adults with many places to relax and have fun.
HOUSING: Styles include raised ranches, bungalows, Georgians, and Cape Cods. Prices for single-family homes ranged from $70,000 to $140,000, with an average of $86,000 in 2003. Townhouses in the older section of Riverdale sell from $45,000.
SCHOOLS: Elementary students attend District 133 or 148. High school students attend Thornton Township High School in District 205. Teachers at Thornton average 20.2 years of experience. The 1998 average ACT composite score was 17.7.
TRANSPORTATION: The Dan Ryan (I-94), Tri-State Tollway (I-294), and I-57 are minutes away. It is a 35-minute drive to the Loop. Metra train service is available from our two (Ivanhoe or Riverdale) stations. PACE bus service runs along Halsted and Indiana Avenues. CTA trains operate from the station at 95th Street. The non-express ride into the Loop is 30 to 45 minutes. Midway Airport and O'Hare are 35- and 50-minute drives, respectively.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
Tree City USA - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Growth Award - 2002
Governor's Hometown Award - 2003
