Belmont-Cragin Overview
If you’re looking for Belmont-Cragin homes for sale, you’ve chosen a great residential area. Belmont-Cragin is home to the infamous Belmont-Central Shopping District and the newly redone Brickyard shopping mall. It is populated by very nice parks such as Hanson Park, Riis Park and Chopin Park and the neighborhoods of Portage Park, Hermosa, Montclare, Dunning and Austin border Belmont-Cragin.
Middle-class families are abundant in this residential neighborhood with the population of grade-school children increasing quite steadily over the last 17 years. Although a rather large neighborhood of Chicago, Belmont-Cragin has a close knit feel and offers efficient public transportation, ample shopping, convenient healthcare, numerous places of worship and a good supply of grade schools.
The Belmont-Cragin neighborhood has a long history you may want to explore.
Belmont-Cragin Homes for Sale
Belmont-Cragin is known for its abundance of “Chicago-style” bungalows and traditional two flat buildings. The neighborhood is located just 8 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and is also within 10 miles or so of O’Hare Airport.
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