Town guide

Palos Hills, Illinois

Palos Hills is a city in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 18,081 people across 4.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60465.

Homes sold for a median of $200 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population18,0814,254 per sq mi
Median home value$279,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$200Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking27%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Palos Hills

1 ZIP code

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Around Palos Hills

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)7 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL12 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Palos Hills; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Palos Hills

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

Palos Hills had 18,530 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 140th 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.

Palos Hills population by census2000: 17,665, 2010: 17,484, 2020: 18,53017,665200017,484201018,5302020

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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 41.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Palos HillsJan: high 33°F, low 15°F, 2.3 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 18°F, 2 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 28°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 39°F, 4.1 in; May: high 73°F, low 50°F, 5 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 60°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 64°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 55°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 43°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 31°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 21°F, 2.4 in33°15°Jan2.337°18°Feb2.049°28°Mar2.562°39°Apr4.173°50°May5.084°60°Jun4.790°64°Jul4.187°63°Aug4.580°55°Sep3.565°43°Oct3.750°31°Nov2.738°21°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Red School Hse, IL weather station (3 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

190 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Palos Hills.

Nearest hospitals

  • Palos Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Palos Heights3.2 miles
  • Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Oak Lawn5.1 miles
  • Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La GrangeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · La Grange6.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors12
Specialist doctors14
Dentists21
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants26
Mental health providers87
Physical and occupational therapists23
Chiropractors7
Pharmacies4

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 Palos Hills

Parks (14 nearby)

  • Bennett Park · 41 acres0.8 mi
  • Indian Woods Park · 10 acres0.7 mi
  • Bill Dunnett Field · 7 acres0.7 mi
  • Krasowski Park · 5 acres0.7 mi
  • Osborne Park · 4 acres0.3 mi
  • Volunteer Park · 2 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Jewel-Osco1.2 mi
  • Fairplay Foods1.2 mi
  • Pete's Market1.4 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.1 mi
  • Walgreens1.3 mi
  • Walgreens1.4 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Green Hills Public Library0.4 mi
  • Sylvia M. Jenkins Library0.7 mi

Museums

  • Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center2.7 mi
  • Willow Springs Historical Society3.3 mi
  • The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn4.3 mi
  • Sagawau Environmental Learning Center5.2 mi
  • Flagg Creek Historical Museum5.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Thai Culture Center4.1 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1958.

Colleges and universities

  • Moraine Valley Community College

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

Schools in Palos Hills

Public schools here are run by North Palos SD 117, Cons HSD 230. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dr Kenneth M Sorrick SchoolPalos HillsPre-K–1449Public0.7 mi
Oak Ridge Elem SchoolPalos Hills2–5774Public0.5 mi
Amos Alonzo Stagg High SchoolPalos Hills9–122,560Public1.0 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Bobbie Noonans Child CarePalos HillsPre-K–K15Nonsectarian0.6 mi
Koraes Elementary SchoolPalos HillsPre-K–8145Greek Orthodox0.8 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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