The Chicago Reporter Seniors on the Move

Seniors on the Move

Posted On: March 6, 2008Originally published as part of the January, 2008 Issue

These are the five Chicago community areas experiencing the highest percentages of senior mobility and growth in the development of condo units.

Note: Senior mobility is based on the percentage of seniors who were registered voters in both November 2000 and September 2007 but registered at different addresses.

Sources: Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago, Cook County Clerk, Philip Nyden of Loyola University Chicago; analyzed by The Chicago Reporter.

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