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Winnetka, IL

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Population
12,518
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
655 ft
Median Home Value
$1,337,800
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$1,842/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$250,001
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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Overall#16 best place in IllinoisPopulation rankingHighest population places in IllinoisNearest larger communityWilmette, Illinois2.1 miles away · 27,459 residents.

About Winnetka

Today’s Green Bay Trail in Winnetka follows the former Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee electric-rail line, which carried 140 trains a day through the village at its World War II peak. The line was removed in 1955 and reborn as a trail in 1967. Winnetka’s association with the Green Bay Trail name is older: the Erastus Patterson family arrived by ox-drawn wagon in 1836 and built a log tavern beside the post road for travelers. Winnetka’s population was 12,744 in 2020. Illinois chartered the village in 1869, the same year Charles and Sarah Peck donated the Village Green.

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High Median EarningsA+100.0ratingLower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0rating

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