Westchester is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 16,436 people across 3.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60154.
Homes sold for a median of $274 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Westchester. 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)8 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL10 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Westchester; 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.
Westchester had 16,892 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 154th 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 34.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway Ap, IL weather station (8 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).
229 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Westchester.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 20 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 19 |
| Dentists | 26 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 27 |
| Mental health providers | 87 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 41 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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 (16 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1926.
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 Westchester SD 92-5, Proviso Area Exceptional Child. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westchester Primary SchoolWestchester | Pre-K–2 | 364 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Westchester Intermediate SchoolWestchester | 3–5 | 353 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Westchester Middle SchoolWestchester | 6–8 | 324 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| PAEC AcademyWestchester | — | — | Special Education | 0.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Providence SchoolWestchester | Pre-K–8 | 127 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 mi |
| Divine Providence SchoolWestchester | Pre-K–8 | 128 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 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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