{
  "_note": "Station = main Metra station. Center = main shopping corner, located from Census TIGER street data. Village slide = 'Residential Units w/in 1 Mile Radius of Metra Station', Village of Northbrook Board presentation, April 28, 2026.",
  "towns": [
    { "name": "Northbrook", "station": [   42.12684,   -87.82789 ], "center": [   42.1285,   -87.82733 ], "centerLabel": "Meadow Rd & Shermer Rd", "villageSlide": 2818, "home": true},
    { "name": "Glencoe", "station": [   42.1356,   -87.75826 ], "center": [   42.13412,   -87.75971 ], "centerLabel": "Vernon Ave & Park Ave"},
    { "name": "Highwood", "station": [   42.2034,   -87.81056 ], "center": [   42.20195,   -87.80988 ], "centerLabel": "Green Bay Rd & Highwood Ave"},
    { "name": "Highland Park", "station": [   42.18321,   -87.79741 ], "center": [   42.18589,   -87.79865 ], "centerLabel": "Central Ave & St Johns Ave", "villageSlide": 4525},
    { "name": "Deerfield", "station": [   42.16801,   -87.84998 ], "center": [   42.16731,   -87.84576 ], "centerLabel": "Deerfield Rd & Waukegan Rd", "villageSlide": 5164},
    { "name": "Glenview", "station": [   42.07498,   -87.8057 ], "center": [   42.07498,   -87.8057 ], "centerLabel": "Station area (center not yet set)", "villageSlide": 5775},
    { "name": "Winnetka", "station": [   42.10524,   -87.73267 ], "center": [   42.10588,   -87.73257 ], "centerLabel": "Elm St & Lincoln Ave", "villageSlide": 6858, "villageSlideNote": "Village combined two stations"},
    { "name": "Lake Forest", "station": [   42.2525,   -87.83962 ], "center": [   42.25136,   -87.83971 ], "centerLabel": "Deerpath & Western Ave"},
    { "name": "Wilmette", "station": [   42.07735,   -87.70925 ], "center": [   42.07735,   -87.70925 ], "centerLabel": "Station area (center not yet set)"},
    { "name": "Naperville", "station": [   41.77955,   -88.14583 ], "center": [   41.77297,   -88.14955 ], "centerLabel": "Jefferson Ave & Main St"}
  ],
  "_note_excluded": "Evanston removed from comparisons: a small city (about 75,000 people, high-rises downtown) that skews every comparison."
}