Deer ParkIL
A town of 3,647, settled in 1960.
Is Deer Park a good place to live?
Few places in the country grade higher. Deer Park earns an A, 62nd among Illinois's 767 graded towns. The median household earns $174K, CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 98% of the country, and its schools outperform 90% of the state's. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $776K for a typical one and 8.5 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Deer Park, where Illinois’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Deer Park is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. On history, just 33 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse.
What makes Deer Park stand out
Where Deer Park beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Deer Park | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 15.9% |
Deer Park has grown 14% since 2010
3,200 counted in 2010 and 3,681 in 2020; an estimated 3,647 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Deer Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Deer Park is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 8%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Wrigley Field and 152 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deer Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw37 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw16 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaRate FieldPhoto credits
Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Deer Park: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Deer Park, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Deer Park.
Deer Park has less food insecurity than most of Illinois and has household incomes well above the Illinois norm, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Illinois.
In Deer Park, the median rent runs higher than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
At 8.5 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $776K) costs more against local pay than in 97% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
The median rent in Deer Park is $2,754 a month. Typical home values rose 7.2% in the year to September 2026.
| Deer Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,754 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Deer Park stands out in Illinois and nationally: a smaller share of its adults report frequent mental distress
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 5.6% of its 2,884 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide. Against the 1,542 U.S. towns with household incomes like Deer Park’s, it is healthier than 81%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
11% of Deer Park adults report frequent mental distress. Among 767 Illinois towns, just 9 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Deer Park. 9.4% of Deer Park adults report frequent physical distress.
| Deer Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.2% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Deer Park | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.2% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Deer Park has set aside 19.5% of its land for conservation
0.6 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve, at 390 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Charles E Brown Park | 0.5 mi | 17 |
| 2. Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve | — | 390 |
| 3. Michael D'Angelo Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Low risk in Deer Park, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Deer Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Deer Park
Deer Park has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Deer Park’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Deer Park has 1.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 2,404 commuters
34.6% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Deer Park for work: only 1% work in town. 1.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Deer Park. Jobs based in Deer Park grew to 2,429 in 2023, 236 more than in 2013.
| Deer Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $174,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Deer Park
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Deer Park
About 3 of every 100 Deer Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Deer Park
Village in Illinois, United States
Deer Park is a village in Lake and Cook counties, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 3,681. The village is one of the few left in the Chicago area that enjoy a green belt which is bordered by two large natural areas providing outdoor recreation and open space. The village is home to popular shopping and dining destinations: Deer Park Town Center and the Town Center Promenade. The town is also home to the Vehe Farm, an Illinois Centennial Farm. Residential zoning is mainly single-family homes with lot sizes of 1-acre (4,000 m2) or more. Upscale townhomes are available near the Deer Park Center. The Metra/Chicago & Northwestern train line provides commuter servic…
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- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
Deer Park’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Deer Park.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park | #62 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Kildeer | #59 | A | C− | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Palatine | #194 | A− | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Lake Zurich | #106 | A | D | B | A | A+ |
| Ela Township | #34 | A+ | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Cuba Township | #171 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Barrington | #16 | A+ | C− | A− | A | A+ |
| North Barrington | #83 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
Deer Park, Ela Township, Cuba Township and North Barrington report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Deer Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Deer Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deer Park, IL a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Deer Park grades A overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #62 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A+ for health and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Deer Park, IL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.