Homer Glen is a village in Will County, Illinois, home to about 24,529 people across 22 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60491, and parts of 60448 are in Homer Glen too.
Homes sold for a median of $212 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Homer Glen; also Lockport and New Lenox
Mostly Mokena; part is in Homer Glen
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Homer Glen. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)17 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL22 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Homer Glen; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Homer Glen had 24,543 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2010.
It’s the 92nd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Will County grew from 74,764 residents in 1900 to 696,355 in 2020.
Will County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Romeoville Wfo, IL weather station (7 miles away).
267,545 jobs at 17,085 businesses in Will County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
171 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Homer Glen.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 5 |
| Dentists | 23 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 8 |
| Mental health providers | 71 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 43 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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.
Parks (22 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 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.
Established in 2001.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Homer CCSD 33C, Will County SD 92. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodings Grove SchoolHomer Glen | Pre-K–1 | 409 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| William E Young SchoolHomer Glen | Pre-K–1 | 452 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Luther J Schilling SchoolHomer Glen | 2–4 | 587 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Reed Elem SchoolHomer Glen | 2–3 | 291 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Hadley Middle SchoolHomer Glen | 5–6 | 834 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Oak Prairie Jr High SchoolHomer Glen | 6–8 | 460 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Homer Jr High SchoolHomer Glen | 7–8 | 865 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbie Noonan's Child CareHomer Glen | Pre-K–K | 70 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 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 Mokena, Lockport, Arbury Hills, Orland Park, New Lenox and Marley.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.