Town guide

Elmwood Park, Illinois

Elmwood Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 23,868 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60707.

Homes sold for a median of $234 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population23,86812,496 per sq mi
Median home value$339,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$234Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking50%Latest 3 months

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Around Elmwood Park

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL9 miles away

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

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

Who represents Elmwood Park

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

Elmwood Park had 24,521 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 97th 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.

Elmwood Park population by census2000: 25,405, 2010: 24,883, 2020: 24,52125,405200024,883201024,5212020

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 38 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Elmwood ParkJan: high 32°F, low 19°F, 2 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 22°F, 2 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 31°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; May: high 71°F, low 51°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 61°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 66°F, 3.7 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 65°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 57°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 45°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 34°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 24°F, 2.1 in32°19°Jan2.036°22°Feb2.047°31°Mar2.559°40°Apr3.871°51°May4.580°61°Jun4.185°66°Jul3.783°65°Aug4.376°57°Sep3.263°45°Oct3.448°34°Nov2.437°24°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Ohare Intl Ap, IL weather station (8 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

266 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elmwood Park.

Nearest hospitals

  • Shriners Hospital for ChildrenChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Chicago1.3 miles
  • Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Melrose Park1.6 miles
  • Community First Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Chicago3.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors40
Specialist doctors38
Dentists55
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants31
Mental health providers47
Physical and occupational therapists38
Optometrists7
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies8

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 Elmwood Park

Parks (9 nearby)

  • Rutherford Sayre Park · 7 acres1.1 mi
  • Rutherford Sayre Park · 6 acres1.1 mi
  • Central Park · 2 acres0.2 mi
  • Mills Park · 2 acres0.6 mi
  • Centennial Park · 1 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Angelo Caputo's Fresh Markets0.6 mi
  • Fresh Thyme1.1 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.8 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy0.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.1 mi
  • Walgreens1.1 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Elmwood Park Public Library0.2 mi

Museums

  • Wonder Works Children's Museum1.9 mi
  • Hal Tyrrell Trailside Museum of Natural History2.1 mi
  • Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio2.2 mi
  • Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum2.4 mi
  • Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center2.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Maywood Fine Arts2.6 mi
  • Maywood Fine Arts2.6 mi
  • Scoville Park Outdoor Stage2.7 mi
  • Stage Wright Theater2.9 mi
  • Madison Street Theatre3.1 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 1914.

Notable people born here

  • Ray Nitschke (1936) · American football player (1936-1998)

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

Schools in Elmwood Park

Public schools here are run by Elmwood Park CUSD 401, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
John Mills Elem SchoolElmwood ParkPre-K–5711Public0.6 mi
Sayre Elem Language AcademyChicagoPre-K–8377Public1.2 mi
Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente ElemChicagoK–8461Charter1.6 mi
Elmwood Elem SchoolElmwood ParkK–5567Public0.2 mi
Elm Middle SchoolElmwood Park6–8615Public0.7 mi
Elmwood Park High SchoolElmwood Park9–121,015Public0.6 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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