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A town of 18,513, settled in 1836.
Yes, by almost any measure. Lemont earns an A+, 13th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. It is healthier than 95% of U.S. towns, the median household earns $123K, and its schools outperform 84% of the state's. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. Lemont’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both the Illinois town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Lemont is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. Only 81 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on the outdoors.
Where Lemont beats most towns.
16,000 counted in 2010 and 17,629 in 2020; an estimated 18,513 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Lemont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,108 in 1880, 17,629 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1869 and 4 maps from 1954 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lemont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw22 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw22 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 Lemont, 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 Lemont.
Lemont has less food insecurity than most of Illinois and sees little violent crime, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Illinois.
At 6.5 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home (about $589K) costs more against local pay than in 95% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $8,288, against $5,298 across Illinois, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Lemont home is worth about $589,000, up 7.3% in a year, 99% above the Illinois typical home. 88% of households own their home in Lemont, where Illinois’ towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%.
| Lemont | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,209 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
13 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves. Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, at 291 acres with 2.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve | 2.5 mi | 291 |
| 2. Centennial Park | 1.4 mi | 57 |
| 3. Heritage Woodland Sanctuary | 1.2 mi | 63 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 8.9% of its 13,774 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide.
26% of Lemont adults have obesity. Lemont beats the Illinois average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of Lemont adults report frequent mental distress.
| Lemont | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lemont | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.4% | 7.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Violent crime is rare: 10 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
The property crime rate in Lemont is 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Lemont | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lemont.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (23% statewide). 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lemont. Lemont has grown 4% since 2020, to 18,513 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lemont | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 44.9, men 43.1.
| Lemont | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.1% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.3% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.3% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Lemont has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 33 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Lemont for work: only 10% work in town. Lemont’s average trip to work is 35 minutes. Since 2013, Lemont has added 576 jobs, to 6,375 in 2023.
| Lemont | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $123,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 11% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
14 within 15 miles of the center of Lemont
About 5 of every 100 Lemont residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
6.9% of the town is conserved land, across 19 parks and preserves.
3 places in Lemont on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Lemont.
Village in Illinois, United States
Lemont is a village located in Cook, DuPage, and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, and is a south-west suburb of Chicago. The population was 17,629 as of the 2020 census. The village is situated on a hillside along the south banks of the Des Plaines River. It overlooks Waterfall Glen's Midwestern Bluff Savanna on the opposite side. The Lemont area is home to Argonne National Laboratory and other heavy industrial sites, and has a substantial European immigrant population.
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6 towns share a border with Lemont.
At #13 in IL, it grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Downers Grove Township (A) comes closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemont | #13 | A+ | C | A− | A− | A+ |
| Palos Park | #140 | A | D | A | A | A |
| Willow Springs | #102 | A | D | A | A | A |
| Woodridge | #100 | A | D | A− | A− | A |
| Romeoville | #379 | B | C− | B | B | B |
| Lemont Township | #25 | A+ | C | — | A− | A |
| Downers Grove Township | #82 | A | D | — | A | A |
Lemont Township and Downers Grove Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lemont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Lemont grades A+ overall, among the top 2% of U.S. towns and #13 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A+ for health, A− for safety and A− for schools.
That is 6.5 years of the area's median household income ($90,887 across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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.
8 notable people were born here, including Diablo Cody and Christian Vande Velde.
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