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suburbs st. charles City statistics • County: Kane • Population: 32,134 • Main Zip: 60174 • Avg. Commute: 26 minutes • Metra Line: Union Pacific-West, West Chicago station • Main Freeway Connex: I-88, I-90 • Nearest Hospitals: Rush-Copley, Delnor Public schools St. Charles School District 303 • High school: 2 • Middle school: 3 • Elementary: 9 private schools Bridges Montessori Academy 630-513-9742 Nonsectarian Nonsectarian Christian Nonsectarian Catholic Coed, PK-3 Coed, PK-12 Coed, PK-8 Coed, 2-8 Coed, K-8 STudENT POPuLATION 183 T o p p h o T o c o u r T e s y o f A i r h A r T c o n s T r u c T i o n ; b o T T o m p h o T o c o u r T e s y o f T h e s T. c h A r l e s V i s i T o r s b u r e A u st. Charles Community Contact: St. Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau 800-777-4373, www.visitstcharles.com Located in the heart of the Fox River Valley, St. Charles has a historic downtown surrounded by burgeoning, upscale new subdivisions. Antique shops abound, and the well-known Kane County Flea Market is nearby. Schools and public services are uniformly excellent, and the arts scene is very good. DuPage Airport, a thriving corporate airport, is in nearby West Chicago. The Pheasant Run Resort & Spa, with its meeting and theater facilities, adds a cosmopolitan air. Also consider Geneva, Batavia and Sycamore. Located 36 miles west of the Loop. Elgin Academy 847-695-0300 www.elginacademy.org Fox River Christian School 630-377-0405 Glenwood School for Boys and Girls 847-464-8200 www.glenwoodschool.org St. Patrick School 630-584-6367 387 172 96 540 builder Contacts Devonaire Farms (Located in DeKalb), From the $220s, Wiseman-Hughes, 815-787-1025, www.wisemanhughes.com Innisfree, Call for lot prices, Havlicek Builders, 630-232-4000, www.havlicekbuilders.com reserve of st. Charles, From $495,990, Ryland Homes, 630-444-1570, www.ryland.com reston Ponds (Located in Sycamore), From the $230s, Wiseman-Hughes, 815-899-6900, www.wisemanhughes.com river’s Edge, From $650,000, John Hall Homes, 630-377-1515, www.johnhallhomes.com The bluffs of LaFox, From $600,000, John Hall Homes, 630-377-1515, www.johnhallhomes.com Prairie Lakes, Lots from mid-$200s, B&B Enterprises, 630-584-0042, www.bbhomes.com/communities/prairie-lakes Builders: Derrico Custom Homes, Inc., Reese Custom Residences, Sebern Homes, Silvestri Custom Homes, Southampton Homes, Inc., Stephen Lane Custom Homes 2008 Chic a go L i ving c h i c a g o l i v i n g m a g. c o m STudENT/ TEACHER RATIO STudENT BOdy RELIGIOuS AFFILIATION 11.5 8.1 13.1 12 19.4 55 http://www.elginacademy.org http://www.visitstcharles.com http://www.glenwoodschool.org http://www.wisemanhughes.com http://www.havlicekbuilders.com http://www.ryland.com http://www.wisemanhughes.com http://www.johnhallhomes.com http://www.johnhallhomes.com http://www.bbhomes.com/communities/prairie-lakes http://www.chicagolivingmag.com

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