Oak Forest is a city in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 26,805 people across 6.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60452.
Homes sold for a median of $203 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oak Forest. 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)12 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL16 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oak Forest; 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.
Oak Forest had 27,478 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 80th 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).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 42.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Park Forest, IL weather station (9 miles away).
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).
164 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oak Forest.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 22 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 22 |
| Dentists | 20 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 15 |
| Mental health providers | 48 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 29 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| 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.
Parks (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1800.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Prairie-Hills ESD 144, Forest Ridge SD 142, CCSD 146 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldcrest Elem SchoolOak Forest | Pre-K–5 | 217 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Ridge Early Childhood CenterOak Forest | Pre-K–K | 245 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Walter F Fierke Ed CenterOak Forest | Pre-K–5 | 443 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Arbor Elementary SchoolOak Forest | 1–2 | 232 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Kerkstra Elem SchoolOak Forest | 1–5 | 407 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Lee R Foster Elem SchoolOak Forest | 1–5 | 397 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Scarlet Oak Elementary SchoolOak Forest | 3–4 | 249 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Arbor Park Middle SchoolOak Forest | 5–8 | 520 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Jack Hille Middle SchoolOak Forest | 6–8 | 490 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Oak Forest High SchoolOak Forest | 9–12 | 1,329 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Delta Academy and AchieveOak Forest | 11–12 | — | Alternative Education | 2.1 mi |
| Braun Educational CenterOak Forest | — | — | Special Education | 1.0 mi |
| Communication Dev ProgramOak Forest | — | — | Special Education | 1.0 mi |
| Deaf/Hard of Hearing ProgramOak Forest | — | — | Special Education | 1.0 mi |
| DESTINY ProgramOak Forest | — | — | Special Education | 1.0 mi |
| Project ChallengeOak Forest | — | — | Special Education | 1.0 mi |
| Southwest Coop at Morton GingerwoOak Forest | — | — | Special Education | 1.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Damian SchoolOak Forest | Pre-K–8 | 245 | Roman Catholic | 0.3 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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