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A city of 57,954, settled in 1834.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Orland Park grades A overall, 168th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. Residents are healthier than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household earns $99K and its schools outperform 79% of the state's. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $411K for a typical one and 4.5 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Orland Park is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 89% of U.S. towns. Orland Park’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the Illinois town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Orland Park has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Twin Tower Sanctuary and John Humphrey House.
Where Orland Park beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Orland Park is from typical.
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Census counts: 366 in 1900, 58,703 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 8 maps from 1890 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Orland Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw19 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw22 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 Orland 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Orland Park.
Orland Park trades workers with Chicago and other neighbors, has less utility shut-off threats than most of Illinois and sees little violent crime.
22 miles of trail in 37 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is McGinnis Slough, at 294 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Centennial Park | 3.1 mi | 220 |
| 2. Deer Point Estates Park | 0.4 mi | 5 |
| 3. McGinnis Slough | — | 294 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Illinois is utility shut-off threats: 4.9% of its 47,398 adults were threatened with a utility shut-off, against 7.8% statewide.
27% of Orland Park adults have obesity, where Illinois’ towns sit at 37% and U.S. towns at 35%. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Orland Park. Orland Park beats the Illinois average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Orland Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.5% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Orland Park | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home values rose 6.4% in the year to September 2026. 86% of Orland Park households own their home.
| Orland Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,440 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Violent crime is rare: 5 reported in 2025, 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
Orland Park’s violent crime rate is 0.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Orland Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.1 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.9 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Orland Park 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
People 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Orland Park is 46.3 years. 45% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Orland Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 46.3 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 49.5, men 43.1.
| Orland Park | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.5% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.8% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Orland Park has about as many jobs (22,311) as working residents, but only 2,436 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Orland Park for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (24%), Tinley Park (3%) and Oak Lawn (2%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
| Orland Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 53 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Orland Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
12 within 15 miles of the center of Orland Park
About 6 of every 100 Orland Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
2 places in Orland Park on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Orland Park.
Village in Illinois, United States
Orland Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Will County. It is a south suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, Orland Park had a population of 58,703. Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago, Orland Park is close to several interstate highways, with the I-80 east-west coast connector as its southern border. The Metra commuter rail system links it to the Chicago Loop and from there to O'Hare and Midway airports.
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8 towns share a border with Orland Park.
Oak Forest next door grades lower for schools (C+ to Orland Park’s A−) and higher for cost of living (C to D).
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orland Park | #168 | A | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Orland Hills | #110 | A | C | — | A− | A |
| Tinley Park | #210 | A− | C− | B | A− | A |
| Oak Forest | #193 | A− | C | A− | C+ | A |
| Palos Park | #140 | A | D | A | A | A |
| Orland Township | #163 | A | C− | — | A− | A |
| Homer Glen | #160 | A | D | A+ | A− | A− |
| Homer Township | #340 | B+ | D | — | A− | A− |
Orland Hills, Orland Township and Homer Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Orland Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. It grades A for health, B+ for safety and A− 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.
13 notable people were born here, including Alex Broadhurst and Connor Carrick.
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