Park Forest is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 21,156 people across 5.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60466, and parts of 60417 are in Park Forest too.
Homes sold for a median of $128 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Park Forest
Mostly Crete; part is in Park Forest
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Park 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)22 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL25 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Park 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.
Park Forest had 21,687 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 114th 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 (about a mile 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).
50 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Park Forest.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 35 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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 (21 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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.
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 Park Forest SD 163, Matteson ESD 162, Crete Monee CUSD 201U. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Primary CenterPark Forest | Pre-K | 127 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| 21st Century Primary CenterPark Forest | K–3 | 152 | Public | 0.1 mi |
| Blackhawk Primary CenterPark Forest | K–3 | 167 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Illinois SchoolPark Forest | K–8 | 391 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Mohawk Primary CenterPark Forest | K–3 | 283 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Talala Elementary SchoolPark Forest | K–5 | 305 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Indiana Elem SchoolPark Forest | 4–6 | 215 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Michelle Obama Sch of TechnologyPark Forest | 6–8 | 428 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Suburban Sda Christian SchoolPark Forest | K–8 | 16 | Seventh-day Adventist | 0.5 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 Crete, Willowbrook and Plum Valley.
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.