The City of Evanston has inventoried and maintains over 34,000 trees located on City property and in the parkways.

There are approximately 27,000 different structures in the City of Evanston ranging from buildings to garages to decks & patios to swimming pools. This layer consists of the footprints of the different sections of these structures. Large buildings with multiple levels are broken down into sections by number of stories.

The City of Evanston is divided into nine wards. One alderman is elected to represent each ward.

Block groups from the 2010 Census.

The City of Evanston's local historic districts consist of the Northeast, Ridge, Lakeshore, and Woman's Christian Temperance Union historic districts.

The City of Evanston has approximately 45 miles of protected bike lanes, bike lanes, bike routes and off-street paths.

A Special Service Area (SSA) is defined by Illinois State Statute as a contiguous area within a municipality or county in which special services are provided in addition to those services provided generally throughout the municipality or county. Special services include things like landscaping, advertising, public art, and extra garbage collections. The special services are paid from revenues collected from taxes levied or imposed upon property within that area.

The City of Evanston maintains 76 of its own parks spread over 273 acres. This parks layer also includes 10 Ridgeville Park District parks, 2 Lighthouse Park District Parks, 1 Cook County Forest Preserve (Perkins Woods) and the portion of the Canal Shores Golf Course within the City of Evanston as well as 2 parks just over the city's western boundary which we jointly operate with the Village of Skokie.

City of Evanston tax parcels with PIN, landuse, and a link to the Cook County Property Tax Portal.

The Zoning Code is located in Title 6 of the Municipal City Code. The Zoning Code promotes the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, general welfare, objectives and policies of the comprehensive general plan. As adopted and amended by the Evanston City Council, the Zoning Code establishes and regulates buildings and building setbacks along streets, alleys, property lines, use of lot areas, parking and loading, and the areas of open space between and among surrounding buildings.