Tower Lakes is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 1,106 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 60010.
Homes sold for a median of $255 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Tower Lakes, part in Barrington and South Barrington
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tower Lakes. 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)17 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL32 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tower Lakes; 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.
Tower Lakes had 1,226 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 672nd 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 (3 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).
878 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tower Lakes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 69 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 206 |
| Dentists | 67 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 145 |
| Mental health providers | 249 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 106 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 31 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Barrington CUSD 220. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrington Early Learning CenterBarrington | Pre-K | 194 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Arnett C Lines Elem SchoolBarrington | K–5 | 501 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Barbara B Rose Elem SchoolSouth Barrington | K–5 | 403 | Public | 5.0 mi |
| Countryside Elem SchoolBarrington | K–5 | 375 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Grove Avenue Elem SchoolBarrington | K–5 | 511 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Hough Street Elem SchoolBarrington | K–5 | 244 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| North Barrington Elem SchoolNorth Barrington | K–5 | 432 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Roslyn Road Elem SchoolBarrington | K–5 | 447 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Barrington Mdle Sch- Prairie CmpsBarrington | 6–8 | 980 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Barrington Middle Sch StationBarrington | 6–8 | 886 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Barrington High SchoolBarrington | 9–12 | 2,718 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright HorizonsDeer Park | Pre-K–K | 20 | Nonsectarian | 3.9 mi |
| Creme De La CremeSouth Barrington | Pre-K–K | 20 | Nonsectarian | 6.5 mi |
| Guidepost Montessori at Deer ParkKildeer | Pre-K–K | 3 | Nonsectarian | 3.8 mi |
| Montessori Children's House of N. BarringtonNorth Barrington | Pre-K–K | 2 | Nonsectarian | 3.6 mi |
| Noahs Ark Christian PreschoolBarrington | Pre-K–K | 11 | Methodist | 3.9 mi |
| Opus Montessori SchoolBarrington | Pre-K–K | 2 | Nonsectarian | 3.5 mi |
| St Anne Parish SchoolBarrington | Pre-K–8 | 215 | Roman Catholic | 0.5 mi |
| St Marks Day SchoolBarrington | Pre-K–TK | 24 | Episcopal | 3.3 mi |
| Brightmont Academy, BarringtonBarrington | 4–12 | 9 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 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 Barrington, South Barrington, Lake Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, Inverness, North Barrington, Hoffman Estates and Port Barrington.
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