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Midlothian is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C+ overall, 549th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 67% of Illinois towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $239K, 2.6 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Midlothian’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, above both the Illinois town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Midlothian is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. George R. Thorne House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Midlothian beats most towns.
13.9% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Midlothian is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,775 in 1930, 14,325 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 2 maps from 1892 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Midlothian. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw13 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw18 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 Midlothian, 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 Midlothian.
Midlothian is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
4.3 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Memorial Park, at 29 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Park | 0.8 mi | 29 |
| 2. Kostner Park | 0.5 mi | 9 |
| 3. Bremen Heights Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents leave Midlothian for work: only 3% work in town. Midlothian’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Midlothian has added 253 jobs, to 2,151 in 2023.
| Midlothian | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 85 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Midlothian.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 10,529 U.S. towns with household incomes like Midlothian’s, it is healthier than 84%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income.
20% of adults binge drink in Midlothian. Midlothian beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 14% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Midlothian.
| Midlothian | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Midlothian | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.2% | 5.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.5% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Midlothian 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
82.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 47.9% across Illinois.
Typical home values rose 4.7% in the year to September 2026.
| Midlothian | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,249 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 75% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The violent crime rate in Midlothian is 2.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Midlothian | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.2 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
22 within 15 miles of the center of Midlothian
About 6 of every 100 Midlothian residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Where Midlothian’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in Illinois, United States
Midlothian () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago. As of the 2020 census the population was 14,325.
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4 towns share a border with Midlothian.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | #549 | C+ | C+ | C+ | C | B+ |
| Crestwood | #596 | C | B− | C | C− | B+ |
| Oak Forest | #193 | A− | C | A− | C+ | A |
| Robbins | #738 | D | B− | — | C− | D |
| Markham | #732 | D | C+ | — | C− | C− |
Robbins and Markham report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Midlothian with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Midlothian grades C+ overall, better than 37% of U.S. towns and #549 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health, C+ for safety and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including James Augustine and Jim Browne.
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