Prospect Heights is a quiet, residential suburb about 25 miles northwest of Chicago, covering just five square miles with a close-knit feel that larger cities rarely offer. The Des Plaines River and Lake Arlington frame much of the natural landscape, while nearby nature preserves and wooded corridors give the city an unusually green character for a community this close to a major metro. Chicago Executive Airport, which has served the area since 1925, sits adjacent to the city and remains one of the busiest single-runway airports in Illinois, reflecting Prospect Heights' long-standing role as a practical, well-connected place to put down roots.
The housing stock leans heavily toward single-family homes, though renters will also find apartment communities offering one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans at rates that tend to run well below those of neighboring suburbs like Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove.
