Palatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 66,293 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 60067 and 60074.
Homes sold for a median of $245 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Palatine; also Inverness and Rolling Meadows
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Palatine. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)12 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL27 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Palatine; 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.
Palatine had 67,908 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 18th 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 40.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Barrington 3sw, IL weather station (7 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).
577 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Palatine’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 25 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 19 |
| Dentists | 90 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 50 |
| Mental health providers | 252 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 95 |
| Optometrists | 11 |
| Chiropractors | 35 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
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 (41 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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 1866.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Palatine CCSD 15, Township HSD 211, NW Suburban Spec Educ Org. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray M Sanborn Elem SchoolPalatine | Pre-K–5 | 661 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Jane Addams Elem SchoolPalatine | Pre-K–5 | 567 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Lake Louise Elem SchoolPalatine | Pre-K–5 | 608 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Lincoln Elementary SchoolPalatine | Pre-K–5 | 772 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Stuart R Paddock SchoolPalatine | Pre-K–5 | 348 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Virginia Lake Elem SchoolPalatine | Pre-K–5 | 717 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Winston Campus ElementaryPalatine | Pre-K–5 | 2 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Hunting Ridge Elem SchoolPalatine | K–5 | 639 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Marion Jordan Elem SchoolPalatine | K–5 | 503 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Pleasant Hill Elem SchoolPalatine | K–5 | 435 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Walter R Sundling Middle SchoolPalatine | 6–8 | 679 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Winston Campus Middle SchoolPalatine | 6–8 | 847 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| North CampusPalatine | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 2.2 mi |
| Palatine High SchoolPalatine | 9–12 | 2,535 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Wm Fremd High SchoolPalatine | 9–12 | 2,689 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Kirk SchoolPalatine | — | — | Special Education | 1.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Lutheran SchoolPalatine | Pre-K–8 | 141 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.0 mi |
| Quest AcademyPalatine | Pre-K–8 | 237 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 mi |
| St Theresa Elementary SchoolPalatine | Pre-K–8 | 351 | Roman Catholic | 0.6 mi |
| St Thomas of Villanova SchoolPalatine | Pre-K–8 | 165 | Roman Catholic | 1.2 mi |
| South CampusPalatine | 1–12 | 90 | Nonsectarian | 1.7 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 Inverness and Rolling Meadows.
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