Town guide

Rest Haven, Illinois

Rest Haven is a community in Will County, Illinois, home to about 455 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 60481.

Homes sold for a median of $194 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population455669 per sq mi
Median home value$196,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$194Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking37%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Rest Haven

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Rest Haven

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL44 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Rest Haven; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Rest Haven

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

It’s the 970th 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

Will County population, 1900 to 20201900: 74,764, 1910: 84,371, 1920: 92,911, 1930: 110,732, 1940: 114,210, 1950: 134,336, 1960: 191,617, 1970: 249,498, 1980: 324,460, 1990: 357,313, 2000: 502,266, 2010: 677,560, 2020: 696,35575K’00’1093K’20’30114K’40’50192K’60’70324K’80’90502K’00’10696K’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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 37.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Rest HavenJan: high 32°F, low 17°F, 2.1 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 20°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 30°F, 2.2 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 51°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 63°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 56°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 33°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 23°F, 2 in32°17°Jan2.137°20°Feb1.748°30°Mar2.261°40°Apr3.872°51°May4.681°60°Jun4.585°65°Jul3.983°63°Aug3.877°56°Sep3.364°44°Oct3.150°33°Nov2.537°23°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, IL weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Will County

267,545 jobs at 17,085 businesses in Will County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Will CountyTransportation and warehousing: 45,918 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 32,699 jobs; Retail trade: 31,419 jobs; Administrative and support: 27,204 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 26,608 jobs; Manufacturing: 20,461 jobs; Wholesale trade: 19,760 jobs; Construction: 16,947 jobsTransportation and warehousing 17% Health care and social assistance 12% Retail trade 12% Administrative and support 10% Hotels and restaurants 10% Manufacturing 8% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rest Haven.

Nearest hospitals

  • Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Morris15.1 miles
  • Saint Joseph Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Joliet15.2 miles
  • Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · New Lenox18.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Dentists4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants6
Mental health providers7
Physical and occupational therapists2
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies2

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 Rest Haven

Parks (6 nearby)

  • South Island Park · 32 acres0.3 mi
  • North Island Park · 12 acres0.2 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial Park · 2 acres0.5 mi
  • Children's Memorial Park · 1 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Berkot's Super Foods0.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Wilmington Public Library0.2 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Wilmington Historical Society Building0.1 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Rest Haven

Public schools here are run by Wilmington CUSD 209U, S Will Co Coop for Spec Ed. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bruning Elem SchoolWilmingtonPre-K–1222Public1.8 mi
L J Stevens Intermediate SchoolWilmington2–5353Public0.6 mi
Wilmington Middle SchoolWilmington6–8254Public0.5 mi
Wilmington High SchoolWilmington9–12432Public0.8 mi
SOWIC Education CenterWilmington——Special Education0.8 mi
SOWIC-EC WilmingtonWilmington——Special Education1.8 mi
SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-WilmingtWilmington——Special Education0.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Wilmington, Braidwood, Diamond, Custer Park, Lakewood Shores, Symerton, Ritchie and Lorenzo.

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