Town guide

Crest Hill, Illinois

Crest Hill is a city in Will County, Illinois, home to about 20,628 people across 9.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60403, and parts of 60441 are in Crest Hill too.

Homes sold for a median of $195 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population20,6282,279 per sq mi
Median home value$232,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$195Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking39%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Crest Hill

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Crest Hill

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL27 miles away

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

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

Who represents Crest Hill

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

Crest Hill had 20,459 residents in the 2020 census, up 53% since 2000.

It’s the 120th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Will County grew from 74,764 residents in 1900 to 696,355 in 2020.

Crest Hill population by census2000: 13,329, 2010: 20,837, 2020: 20,45913,329200020,837201020,4592020

Will County, 1900–2020

Will County population, 1900 to 20201900: 74,764, 1910: 84,371, 1920: 92,911, 1930: 110,732, 1940: 114,210, 1950: 134,336, 1960: 191,617, 1970: 249,498, 1980: 324,460, 1990: 357,313, 2000: 502,266, 2010: 677,560, 2020: 696,35575K’00’1093K’20’30114K’40’50192K’60’70324K’80’90502K’00’10696K’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 16°F. About 41.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Crest HillJan: high 32°F, low 16°F, 2.2 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 20°F, 2 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 30°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 40°F, 4.1 in; May: high 72°F, low 50°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 55°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 32°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 22°F, 2.2 in32°16°Jan2.236°20°Feb2.049°30°Mar2.761°40°Apr4.172°50°May4.882°60°Jun4.785°65°Jul4.583°63°Aug4.476°55°Sep3.364°44°Oct3.749°32°Nov2.737°22°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Romeoville Wfo, IL weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Will County

267,545 jobs at 17,085 businesses in Will County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Will CountyTransportation and warehousing: 45,918 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 32,699 jobs; Retail trade: 31,419 jobs; Administrative and support: 27,204 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 26,608 jobs; Manufacturing: 20,461 jobs; Wholesale trade: 19,760 jobs; Construction: 16,947 jobsTransportation and warehousing 17% Health care and social assistance 12% Retail trade 12% Administrative and support 10% Hotels and restaurants 10% Manufacturing 8% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6%

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

Health care

115 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Crest Hill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Saint Joseph Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Joliet4.3 miles
  • Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · New Lenox5.1 miles
  • Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth BolingbrookGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Bolingbrook7.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors14
Dentists18
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants20
Mental health providers22
Physical and occupational therapists17
Optometrists3
Chiropractors6
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 Crest Hill

Parks (17 nearby)

  • Dellwood Park · 134 acres0.8 mi
  • Brent Hassert Park · 47 acres1.7 mi
  • Chicago International Soccer Club · 20 acres1.8 mi
  • A F Hill Park · 19 acres1.4 mi
  • Crest Hill Community Park · 13 acres2.0 mi
  • Saint Joseph's Park · 12 acres1.9 mi

Grocery stores

  • Berkot's Super Foods2.3 mi
  • Supermercado Casa Blanca2.7 mi
  • Aldi2.9 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy2.7 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy2.7 mi
  • Walgreens3.1 mi
  • Walgreens3.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • White Oak Library - Lockport Branch1.6 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • Gladys Fox Museum1.5 mi
  • Illinois & Michigan Canal Museum1.5 mi
  • Will County Historical Museum and Research Center1.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Oremus Fine Arts Center2.3 mi
  • Philip Lynch Theatre2.4 mi
  • Rialto Square Theatre3.2 mi

Counts are within about 2 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 1960.

Notable people born here

  • Jazmine Cashmere (1984) · American pornographic actress

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

Schools in Crest Hill

Public schools here are run by Richland GSD 88A, Chaney-Monge SD 88, Lockport Area Spec Educ Coop. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Richland Elem SchoolCrest HillPre-K–8774Public2.8 mi
Chaney-Monge SchoolCrest HillK–8479Public1.3 mi
LASEC-Communication Dev ProgramCrest Hill——Special Education2.8 mi
Lasec-EcCrest Hill——Special Education2.8 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Joliet Montessori SchoolCrest HillPre-K–647Nonsectarian2.5 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 Lockport, Romeoville, Fairmont, Lockport Heights and Bonnie Brae.

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