Town guide

Countryside, Illinois

Countryside is a city in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 6,267 people across 2.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 60525.

Homes sold for a median of $296 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population6,2672,176 per sq mi
Median home value$324,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$296Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking47%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Countryside

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Countryside. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Countryside

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL10 miles away

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

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

Who represents Countryside

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

Countryside had 6,420 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 300th 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.

Countryside population by census2000: 5,991, 2010: 5,895, 2020: 6,4205,99120005,89520106,4202020

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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 41.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CountrysideJan: high 33°F, low 15°F, 2.3 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 18°F, 2 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 28°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 39°F, 4.1 in; May: high 73°F, low 50°F, 5 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 60°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 64°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 55°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 43°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 31°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 21°F, 2.4 in33°15°Jan2.337°18°Feb2.049°28°Mar2.562°39°Apr4.173°50°May5.084°60°Jun4.790°64°Jul4.187°63°Aug4.580°55°Sep3.565°43°Oct3.750°31°Nov2.738°21°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Red School Hse, IL weather station (5 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

490 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Countryside.

Nearest hospitals

  • Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La GrangeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · La GrangeUnder a mile
  • Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth HinsdaleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Hinsdale3.0 miles
  • Macneal HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Berwyn5.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors57
Specialist doctors64
Dentists47
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants53
Mental health providers117
Physical and occupational therapists124
Optometrists13
Chiropractors15
Pharmacies11

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 Countryside

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Countryside Park · 11 acres0.4 mi
  • Ideal Park · 7 acres0.2 mi
  • Hodgkins Park · 7 acres1.0 mi
  • City Park · 4 acres0.3 mi
  • Kubicki Park · 4 acres1.1 mi
  • Whispering Willow Park · 3 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Aldi0.5 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter0.5 mi
  • Jewel-Osco0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens2.2 mi
  • Walgreens3.5 mi
  • Walgreens3.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy3.9 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Hodgkins Public Library1.1 mi
  • Hodgkins Temporary Public Library1.3 mi

Museums

  • La Grange Area Historical Society1.5 mi
  • Ekdahl House Museum2.4 mi
  • Western Springs Water Tower2.4 mi
  • Flagg Creek Historical Museum2.5 mi
  • La Grange Park Fire History Museum2.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Theatre of Western Springs2.6 mi
  • Romano Family Theatre2.6 mi
  • Memorial Park Amphitheater2.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Park Amphitheatre3.1 mi
  • The Nature Stage3.8 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.

Schools in Countryside

Public schools here are run by LaGrange Highlands SD 106, La Grange SD 105 South, Pleasantdale SD 107 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (19)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Highlands Elem SchoolLa Grange HighlandsPre-K–4565Public1.2 mi
Hodgkins Elem SchoolHodgkinsPre-K–6165Public1.2 mi
Pleasantdale Elementary SchoolLa GrangePre-K–4466Public3.2 mi
Cossitt Ave Elem SchoolLa GrangeK–6472Public2.0 mi
Ideal Elem SchoolCountrysideK–6258Public0.1 mi
Ogden Ave Elem SchoolLa GrangeK–6563Public2.5 mi
Seventh Ave Elem SchoolLa GrangeK–6194Public1.2 mi
Spring Ave Elem SchoolLa GrangeK–6317Public0.8 mi
Highlands Middle SchoolLa Grange Highlands5–8429Public1.2 mi
Wm F Gurrie Middle SchoolLa Grange7–8278Public0.8 mi
Lyons Twp High SchLa Grange9–123,706Public2.0 mi
Ladse Learning CenterLa Grange——Special Education2.1 mi
LADSE-Comm DevelopLa Grange——Special Education2.1 mi
LADSE-DHH Transition CntrLaGrange——Special Education2.6 mi
Ladse-EcseLa Grange——Special Education2.1 mi
LADSE-Emotional DisabilitiesLa Grange——Special Education2.1 mi
LADSE-MultineedsLa Grange——Special Education2.1 mi
LADSE-Phonological ProgramLa Grange——Special Education2.1 mi
LADSE-Project SearchLa Grange——Special Education2.1 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Creative World Montessori SchoolLa GrangePre-K–K10Nonsectarian1.8 mi
Kensington School of LagrangeLa GrangePre-K–K14Nonsectarian2.3 mi
St Cletus SchoolLa GrangePre-K–8218Roman Catholic0.6 mi
St Francis Xavier SchoolLa GrangePre-K–8397Roman Catholic2.4 mi
Helping Hand SchoolLa GrangeK–1268Nonsectarian0.6 mi
Tallgrass Sudbury SchoolLa GrangeUngraded34Nonsectarian1.9 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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Shares ZIP codes with La Grange, Indian Head Park, Hodgkins, Lyons and McCook.

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