Town guide

Brookfield, Illinois

Brookfield is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 19,331 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60513.

Homes sold for a median of $267 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population19,3316,317 per sq mi
Median home value$332,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$267Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking59%Latest 3 months

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Around Brookfield

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL9 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Brookfield; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Brookfield

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Brookfield had 19,476 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.

It’s the 128th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Cook County grew from 1,838,735 residents in 1900 to 5,275,541 in 2020.

Brookfield population by census2000: 19,085, 2010: 18,978, 2020: 19,47619,085200018,978201019,4762020

Cook County, 1900–2020

Cook County population, 1900 to 20201900: 1,838,735, 1910: 2,405,233, 1920: 3,053,017, 1930: 3,982,123, 1940: 4,063,342, 1950: 4,508,792, 1960: 5,129,725, 1970: 5,492,369, 1980: 5,253,655, 1990: 5,105,067, 2000: 5,376,741, 2010: 5,194,675, 2020: 5,275,5411.8M’00’103.1M’20’304.1M’40’505.1M’60’705.3M’80’905.4M’00’105.3M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 34.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BrookfieldJan: high 33°F, low 19°F, 1.5 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 23°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 32°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 41°F, 3.6 in; May: high 71°F, low 52°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 68°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 66°F, 4 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 59°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 47°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 35°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 25°F, 1.8 in33°19°Jan1.537°23°Feb1.548°32°Mar1.960°41°Apr3.671°52°May4.181°62°Jun4.085°68°Jul3.683°66°Aug4.076°59°Sep2.863°47°Oct3.549°35°Nov2.438°25°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway Ap, IL weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Cook County

2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cook CountyHealth care and social assistance: 398,573 jobs; Professional services: 278,869 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 237,304 jobs; Retail trade: 214,575 jobs; Finance and insurance: 211,929 jobs; Manufacturing: 174,930 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 163,637 jobs; Administrative and support: 141,323 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Professional services 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Retail trade 9% Finance and insurance 9% Manufacturing 7% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

62 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brookfield.

Nearest hospitals

  • Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La GrangeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · La Grange2.8 miles
  • Hines Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hines2.9 miles
  • Macneal HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Berwyn3.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Specialist doctors2
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers25
Physical and occupational therapists7
Optometrists1
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Brookfield

Parks (20 nearby)

  • Ehlert Park · 35 acres0.8 mi
  • Kiwanis Park · 21 acres0.5 mi
  • Gordon Park · 16 acres0.9 mi
  • Veterans Park · 13 acres1.2 mi
  • Memorial Park · 7 acres1.1 mi
  • Smith Park · 5 acres1.4 mi

Grocery stores (7 nearby)

  • Tischler's Fine Foods0.5 mi
  • Jewel-Osco1.0 mi
  • Aldi1.0 mi
  • The Dinner Club1.1 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.1 mi

Libraries (3 nearby)

  • Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library0.3 mi
  • La Grange Park Public Library1.2 mi
  • La Grange Public Library1.3 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Brookfield Historical Society0.4 mi
  • La Grange Park Fire History Museum1.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)

  • Kiwanis Park Amphitheatre0.5 mi
  • Memorial Park Amphitheater1.1 mi
  • The Nature Stage1.1 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1893.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Brookfield

Public schools here are run by Riverside SD 96, Lyons SD 103, La Grange SD 102 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Hollywood Elem SchoolBrookfieldPre-K–5114Public0.9 mi
Lincoln Elem SchoolBrookfieldPre-K–5366Public0.7 mi
Congress Park Elem SchoolBrookfieldK–6419Public0.7 mi
S E Gross Middle SchoolBrookfield6–8498Public0.3 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Montessori Childrens CommunityBrookfieldPre-K–K6Nonsectarian0.5 mi
St Paul Lutheran SchoolBrookfieldPre-K–830Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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