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South Holland, Illinois 60473
 

South Holland

The Village of South Holland is located approximately 23 miles southeast of the Chicago "Loop" in suburban Cook county.
 
The village is bordered by Riverdale & Dolton to the north, Calumet City & Lansing to the east, Thornton to the south and Phoenix & Harvey to the west.
 
As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 22,030. South Holland also serves as the seat of Thornton Township. South Holland was first settled in 1846, when the town incorporated in1894, its population was about 1,000.
 
A  farming community, it specialized in vegetable growing especially onions for the Chicago markets.  South Holland calls itself the "Community of Churches". Housing styles range from a few older farmhouses to modern brick ranches, quad levels and split levels. Zoning ordinances prohibit multi-family housing.
 
In October 2007, Forbes.com declared South Holland to be the "Most Livable Metro-Area suburb" of the Chicago metropolitan area.
 
The Calumet Expressway (I-394), Dan Ryan Expressway (I-94), Tri-State Tollway (I-294) and I-57 are easily accessible. The Chicago "Loop" is approximately a 30 minute drive. Drive times to Midway and O'Hare airports are 45 and 60 minutes, respectively. There are 2 Metra train stations in neighboring Harvey, from where a ride to the "Loop" takes 30 to 35 minute. PACE bus service is available.
 
Citywide Services provides residential appraisal service in South Holland, IL. 60473. Our appraisers are state certified and have experience appraising single family homes, townhouses, condominiums as well as small residential income properties. Appraisals for conventional or FHA loans, divorce, bankruptcy, tax appeals, bail bonds and estate purposes. When you need to find an appraiser in Cook County contact Citywide.
 
For more information or to order an appraisal call 1-312-479-5344
 
 
 
Geographic Area: South Holland, Cook County Illinois 60473
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

          Total housing units 7,835 100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM    
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 7,689 100.0
1-unit, detached 7,475 95.4   1.00 or less 7,525 97.9
1-unit, attached 134 1.7   1.01 to 1.50 128 1.7
2 units 137 1.7   1.51 or more 36 0.5
3 or 4 units 23 0.3        
5 to 9 units 33 0.4             Specified owner-occupied units 6,820 100.0
10 to 19 units 23 0.3   VALUE    
20 or more units 0 0.0   Less than $50,000 44 0.6
Mobile home 6 0.1   $50,000 to $99,999 1,311 19.2
Boat, RV, van, etc. 4 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 3,387 49.7
        $150,000 to $199,000 1,599 23.4
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 355 5.2
1999 to March 2000 60 0.8   $300,000 to $499,999 108 1.6
1995 to 1998 138 1.8   $500,000 to $999,999 10 0.1
1990 to 1994 49 0.6   $1,000,000 or more 6 0.1
1980 to 1989 347 4.4   Median (dollars) 133,400 (X)
1970 to 1979 1,877 24.0        
1960 to 1969 2,937 37.5   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED    
1940 to 1959 1,886 24.1    MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
1939 or earlier 541 6.9   With a mortgage 4,634 67.9
             Less than $300 6 0.1
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 51 0.7
1 room 0 0.0        $500 to $699 149 2.2
2 rooms 53 0.7        $700 to $999 837 12.3
3 rooms 170 2.2        $1,000 to $1,499 2,059 30.2
4 rooms 405 5.2        $1,500 to $1,999 1,090 16.0
5 rooms 1,290 16.5        $2,000 or more 442 6.5
6 rooms 1,935 24.7        Median (dollars) 1,306 (X)
7 rooms 1,863 23.8   Not mortgaged 2,186 32.1
8 rooms 1,203 15.4        Median (dollars) 379 (X)
9 or more rooms 916 11.7        
Median (rooms) 6.5 (X)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS    
         AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD    
          Occupied Housing Units 7,689 100.0    INCOME IN 1999    
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT       Less than 15 percent 2,175 31.9
1999 to March 2000 740 9.6   15 to 19 percent 1,256 18.4
1995 to 1998 2,004 26.1   20 to 24 percent 1,050 15.4
1990 to 1994 1,341 17.4   25 to 29 percent 651 9.5
1980 to 1989 1,108 14.4   30 to 34 percent 428 6.3
1970 to 1979 1,114 14.5   35 percent or more 1,196 17.5
1969 or earlier 1,382 18.0   Not computed 64 0.9
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 540 100.0
None 287 3.7   GROSS RENT    
1 2,488 32.4   Less than $200 0 0.0
2 3,456 44.9   $200 to $299 0 0.0
3 or more 1,458 19.0   $300 to $499 134 24.8
        $500 to $749 178 33.0
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 94 17.4
Utility Gas 7,400 96.2   $1,000 to $1,499 59 10.9
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 57 0.7   $1,500 or more 10 1.9
Electricity 232 3.0   No cash rent 65 12.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 0 0.0   Median (dollars) 632 (X)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 0 0.0   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF    
Solar energy 0 0.0    HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999    
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 89 16.5
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 21 3.9
        20 to 24 percent 49 9.1
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 101 18.7
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 24 0.3   30 to 34 percent 25 4.6
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 17 0.2   35 percent or more 142 26.3
No telephone service 49 0.6   Not computed 113 20.9
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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