Grant Park High School, Illinois, 2006
Grant Park’s story
151 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2006.
- 1875Grant Park is settled
Population
1,271
2025 Census estimate · −1.3% since 2020
Typical home
$297K
+8.7% in a year
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
34.2
years
Jobs based here
262
A commuter town
Is Grant Park a good place to live?
The best of Grant Park’s subject grades is an A− for walkability. 12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Grant Park, below both Illinois’ towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Grant Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestA−Walkability
What makes Grant Park stand out
Where Grant Park beats most towns.
Small town
1,271 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Grant Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Grant Park is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 8.1 of 20; 5.4% of households have no carA−Open →Jobs & income$78K median household income; 262 jobs based hereBOpen →Cost of livingC+Open →SchoolsBehind 56% of Illinois districts on tests and graduationC+Open →HealthPresence St. Marys Hospital 14.9 miles awayB−Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 49% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsC−Open →History1 notable person born hereC+Open →Civic life1.1 library visits per resident; 3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Grant Park: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant Park, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAqua Illinois-Kankakee1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpTuesdayTrash dayTown site
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereKankakee County ClerkKankakee County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2026
ZIP code6094060940 100%Census 2020
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 Grant Park.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Grant Park has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Grant Park for work: only 7% work in town. 5.5% of Grant Park workers work from home, against 11% in Illinois’ towns and 11% across U.S. towns. The average trip to work in Grant Park is 29 minutes.
7%work in town
| Grant Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.5% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Grant Park7%
Kankakee8%
Chicago7%
Momence4%
Bradley4%
19 mi
median commute distance
262
jobs based in Grant Park
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Grant Park, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Grant Park has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
24″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–35°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–63°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Safety
Crime reported in Grant Park
Grant Park's reported crime rate is well below Illinois's. Grant Park’s property crime rate is 1.6 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Grant Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 9.3 | 11.5 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.7 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Grant Park0
Illinois2.9
U.S.3.6
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Grant Park1.6
Illinois17.7
U.S.17.7
0
violent crimes reported in 2024
2
property crimes reported in 2024
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
HealthB−
Residents of Grant Park are less healthy than 55% of U.S. towns
Grant Park beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 39% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Grant Park.
45%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Grant Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Grant Park | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.5% | 6.3% |
Presence St. Marys Hospital
14.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Grant Park
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.
49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade C+
Grant Park’s typical home value is about $297K
The typical Grant Park home is worth about $297,000, up 8.7% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
$297KZillow home value
| Grant Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,177 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Grant Park$297K
Illinois$296K
+8.7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,194 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. American Legion Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Heldt Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Grant Park
20pages on Grant Park
The big questions
SchoolsC+Behind 56% of IL districtsSafety0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2024)HealthB−Better than IL on 2 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingC+$297K typical home · up 8.7% in a yearWork & commuteB$78K median household income · 262 jobs hereNatural hazardsB−FEMA risk higher than 49% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Grant Park
Olivet Nazarene UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bourbonnais13.8 mi$38,900 tuitionGovernors State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · University Park14.9 mi$12,004 in-state tuitionKankakee Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kankakee15 mi$5,220 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Grant Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Grant Park for work
Where Grant Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
262jobs based in Grant Park
7%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Grant Park
Village in Illinois, United States
Grant Park is a village in northeastern Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Grant Park was incorporated in 1883. As of the 2020 census, Grant Park had a population of 1,294. It is part of the Kankakee–Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area. Much of the town was destroyed by a cyclone in 1912, according to Frank Leslie's Weekly magazine, which ran pictures.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1883
- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 695 ft
- ZIP code
- 60940
- Area code
- 779, 815
Questions about Grant Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grant Park, IL expensive?
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($71,281 across the Kankakee, IL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.