Your Guide to Buying a Home in Flossmoor, IL

Buying a Home in Flossmoor, Illinois

(Downtown Business District)

Flossmoor is located in Cook County

OVERVIEW
Once a summertime escape for wealthy Chicago businessmen and their families, Flossmoor preserves its elegance in homes and shopping. Street names like Caddy, Bunker, and Brassie reflect the area's early creation of some of the finest golf courses to be found anywhere.

HOUSING
Residential areas of the community dramatically portray its affluence. Elegant mansions from the early 20th century combine with large, fashionable homes built in later years. New, high quality residential development continues today. Home prices in Flossmoor can reach well into the six-figure range.

SCHOOLS
Flossmoor and Homewood, its neighboring community, share school and park districts. In public education, the instructors and programs are the finest. This is credited in part to the fact that more than half the adult residents of Flossmoor have baccalaureate and advanced degrees.

RECREATION
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District boasts exceptional facilities like its Iron Oaks Environmental Learning Center, 33 natural acres that provide excellent wintertime cross-country skiing for residents. Another prime park district facility is its Racquetball Club, which has undergone a $4 million expansion that created a new fitness center with running track and a health education wellness center run in cooperation with Ingalls Hospital.

ECONOMY
Flossmoor's delightful, 75-year-old, Tudor-styled downtown business area has appealing small town charm, with exclusive shops and sophisticated merchandise. Flossmoor has created a Tax Increment Financing district in its southwest corner to encourage development of high quality office space.