Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 9,358, settled in 1904. 3.6 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Trash & recyclingFlossmoor grades B− overall, 456th of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 89% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $134K. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $339K, 3.7 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Flossmoor, where Illinois’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Flossmoor is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 94% of U.S. towns. Only 31 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life.
Where Flossmoor beats most towns.
Where Flossmoor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Flossmoor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 808 in 1930, 9,704 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1925 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flossmoor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw18 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw24 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Flossmoor, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Flossmoor.
Flossmoor reports less crime than Homewood or any other graded neighbor and has less no health insurance than most of Illinois, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 5.5% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide. Its A for health tops all 7 graded neighbors; Homewood (A−) comes closest.
17% of Flossmoor adults have been diagnosed with depression. Flossmoor beats the Illinois average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 31% of Flossmoor adults have obesity.
| Flossmoor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Flossmoor | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer smokers | 8% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here fell from 3,107 in 2013 to 2,363. 34.6% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Flossmoor for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Flossmoor is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Flossmoor fell to 2,363 in 2023, 744 fewer than in 2013.
| Flossmoor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $134,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1.1 miles of trail in 8 parks and preserves.
| Flossmoor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ballantrae Park | 0.3 mi | 5 |
| 2. Pheasant Trails Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 3. Flossmoor Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Crime runs higher than in most U.S. towns, but its C tops all 5 graded towns on its borders; Homewood (C) comes closest.
Flossmoor’s property crime rate is 22.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Flossmoor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 22.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Flossmoor has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
95% of households own their home in Flossmoor. Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
98 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 10 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 98 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Flossmoor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
12 within 15 miles of the center of Flossmoor
About 3 of every 100 Flossmoor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Flossmoor () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,704 at the 2020 census. Flossmoor is approximately 24 miles (39 km) south of the Chicago Loop. It is closely tied to neighboring Homewood, sharing a high school and park district.
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7 towns share a border with Flossmoor.
Rich Township next door grades lower for schools (C− to Flossmoor’s B) and higher for cost of living (C to D).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flossmoor | #456 | B− | D | C | B | A |
| Homewood | #429 | B | C+ | C | B | A− |
| Chicago Heights | #724 | D | B− | D− | C | C |
| Country Club Hills | #725 | D | C− | C− | C− | B− |
| Olympia Fields | #706 | D | D− | D | C− | B+ |
| Hazel Crest | #739 | D | C+ | D | C− | C+ |
| Rich Township | #601 | C | C | — | C− | B |
| Bloom Township | #663 | C− | C+ | — | C− | C |
Rich Township and Bloom Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Flossmoor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Flossmoor grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #456 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health, C for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
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