Crestwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 10,579 people across 3.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60418, and parts of 60472 are in Crestwood too.
Homes sold for a median of $174 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population10,5793,469 per sq mi
Median home value$195,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$174Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Crestwood. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Getting around
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Around Crestwood
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL14 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Crestwood; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Crestwood
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 6th DistrictSean Casten (D)
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
Crestwood had 10,826 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 218th 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.
Cook County, 1900–2020
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 20°F. About 40.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway Ap 3sw, IL weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Cook County
2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
43 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Crestwood.
Nearest hospitals
Palos Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Palos Heights3.0 miles
Ingalls Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harvey4.9 miles
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Oak Lawn5.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Specialist doctors
5
Dentists
8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
8
Mental health providers
6
Physical and occupational therapists
8
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
5
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 Crestwood
Parks (8 nearby)
Walker Park · 13 acres0.6 mi
Caesar Park · 10 acres0.8 mi
Bremen Heights Park · 5 acres1.1 mi
Freedom Park · 3 acres0.8 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter0.4 mi
Aldi0.7 mi
Berkot's Super Foods1.3 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens0.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Crestwood Public Library0.3 mi
Museums
Robbins Illinois History Museum1.5 mi
The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn5.2 mi
Ridge Historical Society5.2 mi
Old Zion Museum5.3 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Beverly Art Center4.4 mi
Vogt Visual Arts Center5.3 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Posen-Robbins ESD 143-5, Chsd 218, Eisenhower Cooperative. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Turner Elem SchoolCrestwood
Pre-K–K
148
Public
1.3 mi
Delta Learning CenterCrestwood
9–12
—
Alternative Education
1.2 mi
Care ProgramCrestwood
—
—
Special Education
0.6 mi
Eisenhower Coop-DHH ProgramCrestwood
—
—
Special Education
0.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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