Town guide

Tinley Park, Illinois

Tinley Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 54,842 people across 16 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 60477 and 60487.

Homes sold for a median of $197 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population54,8423,406 per sq mi
Median home value$299,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$197Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking43%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Tinley Park

2 ZIP codes

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tinley Park. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Tinley Park

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL19 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Tinley Park; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Tinley Park

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

Tinley Park had 55,971 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.

It’s the 25th 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.

Tinley Park population by census2000: 48,401, 2010: 56,703, 2020: 55,97148,401200056,703201055,9712020

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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Tinley ParkJan: high 31°F, low 15°F, 2.5 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 18°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 28°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 38°F, 4 in; May: high 71°F, low 49°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 59°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 64°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 55°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 42°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 31°F, 3 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 22°F, 2.5 in31°15°Jan2.535°18°Feb2.246°28°Mar2.759°38°Apr4.071°49°May4.680°59°Jun4.984°64°Jul4.782°62°Aug4.076°55°Sep3.463°42°Oct3.748°31°Nov3.036°22°Dec2.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Park Forest, IL weather station (9 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

667 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tinley Park’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Palos Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Palos Heights6.1 miles
  • Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Olympia Fields6.4 miles
  • Ingalls Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harvey8.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors62
Specialist doctors88
Dentists51
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants107
Mental health providers170
Physical and occupational therapists140
Optometrists24
Chiropractors25
Pharmacies20

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 Tinley Park

Parks (46 nearby)

  • Siemsen Meadows · 63 acres1.3 mi
  • Centennial Park · 57 acres0.9 mi
  • Lake of the Glens Park · 45 acres2.7 mi
  • Richard F. Kelly Park · 44 acres1.5 mi
  • Volunteer Park · 32 acres0.5 mi
  • Hecht Park · 28 acres2.8 mi

Grocery stores (10 nearby)

  • Jewel-Osco1.2 mi
  • Pete's Market1.7 mi
  • Aldi1.9 mi
  • Amazon Fresh2.0 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.8 mi
  • Walgreens1.9 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.9 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy2.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Tinley Park Public Library1.0 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Old Zion Museum1.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Vogt Visual Arts Center1.6 mi

Counts are within about 3 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 1892.

Notable people born here

  • Tony Bettenhausen (1916) · American racecar driver
  • Gary Bettenhausen (1941) · American racing driver (1941–2014)
  • Emil Andres (1911) · American open-wheel racing driver

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

Schools in Tinley Park

Public schools here are run by CCSD 146, Kirby SD 140, Arbor Park SD 145 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (13)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Bert H Fulton SchoolTinley ParkPre-K–5404Public1.9 mi
Christa McAuliffe SchoolTinley ParkPre-K–5530Public1.1 mi
Helen Keller Elem SchoolTinley ParkPre-K–5426Public1.4 mi
John A Bannes Elem SchoolTinley ParkPre-K–5421Public1.1 mi
Kimberly Heights Elem SchoolTinley ParkPre-K–K181Public2.5 mi
Memorial Elem SchoolTinley ParkPre-K–5291Public1.9 mi
Millennium Elem SchoolTinley ParkPre-K–5451Public0.8 mi
Walker Intermediate SchoolTinley Park5–6554Public3.2 mi
Central Middle SchoolTinley Park6–8725Public1.8 mi
Prairie View Middle SchoolTinley Park6–8579Public0.6 mi
Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolTinley Park6–8627Public0.5 mi
Tinley Park High SchoolTinley Park9–121,042Public2.5 mi
Victor J Andrew High SchoolOrland Hills9–122,213Public1.2 mi
Private schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Catholic SchoolOrland HillsPre-K–8404Roman Catholic1.7 mi
Christian Hills Church SchoolOrland HillsPre-K–8151Christian (no specific denomination)2.1 mi
St George SchoolTinley ParkPre-K–8128Roman Catholic1.7 mi
Trinity Lutheran SchoolTinley ParkPre-K–8201Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod2.4 mi
Easter Seals Therapeutic Day SchoolTinley ParkK–1291Nonsectarian0.4 mi
Lt Joseph P Kennedy Jr. SchoolTinley Park1–1239Nonsectarian1.7 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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