Homes and Residential Living
Oak Forest is home to residents who exude a sense of community, who treasure the area’s natural beauty and exceptional city amenities, who take advantage of convenient transportation possibilities and who value affordable, high- quality real estate options.
A wide range of styles and prices characterize the housing market in Oak Forest. While the majority of housing remains single-family, plenty of home rentals, town homes and apartment complexes are readily available—especially with the addition of 80 residential units at the newly opened Gateway Development. Many of the city’s ranches, mid-levels and split-levels were built between 1960 and 1975, with newer homes having been built on Oak Forest’s west side in the 1980s.
Suburban Oak Forest’s charm is derived from the small-town character of its neighborhoods. When the post-war suburban exodus began in the 1950s, Oak Forest’s first subdivision was appropriately named Friendly Oaks. Soon afterwards, the El Vista neighborhood began to take shape with its California influence and streets named Sunset, Vine and LaPalm. The Castletown subdivision is another example with streets reflecting English people and places such as Chaucer, Geoffrey and Oxford.
The housing in Oak Forest is certainly diverse and affordable. Once people discover this charming suburb, a few will want to live elsewhere.
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