Deer grove sunset, 2006
Palatine Township’s story
176 years in pictures
Census counts: 731 in 1880, 67,908 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1988 and 7 maps from 1923 on.
- 1850Palatine Township is settled
Palatine TownshipIL
A city of 111,179, settled in 1850.
Population
111,179
2025 Census estimate · −2.9% since 2020
Median home value
$377K
Census ACS
Household income
$105K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
40,511
A commuter town
TownGrade
A−
#203 of 767 in IL
What is it like to live in Palatine Township?
For a city of 111,179, Palatine Township does well: it grades A−, 203rd of 767 graded towns in Illinois. It is healthier than 95% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $105K. The trade-off: homes are expensive, about $377K for a typical one and 4.2 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Palatine Township’s density of trails is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both the Illinois town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Paul Douglas Forest Preserve, 1,789 acres with 23 miles of trail. Palatine Township is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns.
What makes Palatine Township stand out
Where Palatine Township beats most towns.
32 measures vs. Illinois
21 better11 too close to call0 worse
| Widest gap | Palatine Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 7.8% |
HealthA+
Beats IL on 21 of 32 CDC measures, trails it on none
Less healthyHealthier
CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.
WalkabilityA−
More walkable than 83% of U.S. towns
3.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transit
EPA National Walkability Index; Census ACS.
Get outside
52 miles of trails in Palatine Township
10.2% of the town is conserved land, across 66 parks and preserves.
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
How Palatine Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Palatine Township is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for health (better than 95% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 10%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
HealthNorthwest Community Hospital 1 4.8 miles awayA+Open →Cost of livingDOpen →Jobs & incomeA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 9.5 of 20; 4.2% of households have no carA−Open →SchoolsA−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors10% conserved landA−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life4 library visits per resident; 2.9 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 →
Nearby attractions
All 174 attractions →Wrigley Field and 155 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Palatine Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw33 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
12 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaUnited CenterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Palatine Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Palatine Township, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPalatine water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Palatine Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTownship High School District 211Palatine Community Consolidated School District 152 districts serve Palatine Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereCook County ClerkCook County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2026
ZIP codes60067, 60074, 60008, 6019260067 34% · 60074 33% · 60008 12% · 60192 7%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 Palatine Township.
OutdoorsA−
Conservation land takes up 10.2% of Palatine Township
There are 52 miles of trail across 66 parks and preserves.
#56for trails in IL
10.2%
conserved · 2,347 of 22,964 acres
52 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Paul Douglas Forest Preserve | 23 mi | 1,789 |
| 2. Deer Grove Forest Preserve | 12 mi | 1,735 |
| 3. Baker's Lake | 1.2 mi | 258 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
SchoolsA−
Palatine Township’s schools rank ahead of 76% of Illinois districts
The public schools here belong to Palatine CCSD 15. Of its 31 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. Public school enrollment in Palatine Township: 4,072 students across 6 schools.
76%of IL districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Grove Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,128 | A |
| Wm Fremd High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,689 | A+ |
| Marion Jordan Elem SchoolTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 503 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
HealthA+
For health, Palatine Township earns an A+
In Palatine Township, nearly a fifth of adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 22% in Illinois’ towns and 23% across U.S. towns. Palatine Township: just over a quarter of adults have obesity. Among adults here, 13% report frequent mental distress and 10% report frequent physical distress.
95%healthier than U.S. townsA+Health Grade
| Palatine Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
21 better11 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Palatine Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 7.8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 10.3% |
Northwest Community Hospital 1
4.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
93rd
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Palatine Township has 0.7 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Commuting out is the norm in Palatine Township: just over a tenth of working residents work locally. Just over a fifth of workers work from home locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Palatine Township dropped by 2,847, to 40,511. Also worth knowing: for Palatine Township, the typical journey to work is 27 minutes.
11%work in town
| Palatine Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Palatine Township11%
Chicago17%
Palatine7%
Schaumburg7%
Arlington Heights5%
11 mi
median commute distance
40,511
jobs based in Palatine Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Palatine Township
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter18–34°
Spring38–58°
Summer61–81°
Fall42–61°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Palatine Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score in Palatine Township is 38 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1978: 98. 43% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 30%.
38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
98
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Palatine Township
18pages on Palatine Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Palatine Township
William Rainey Harper CollegeCommunity college · Public · Palatine2.1 mi$3,894 in-state tuitionAmbria College of NursingUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Hoffman Estates7.9 miOakton CollegeCommunity college · Public · Des Plaines10 mi$3,985 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Palatine Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
A commuter town
89% of working residents leave Palatine Township for work
Where Palatine Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
40,511jobs based in Palatine Township
11%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Palatine Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Palatine () is a village in Cook and Lake counties, Illinois, United States. It is a predominantly residential suburb within the northwestern Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 67,908 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1866
- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 741 ft
- ZIP code
- 60038, 60055, 60067
Palatine Township’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Palatine Township.
Barrington TownshipWheeling TownshipArlington HeightsPalatineHoffman EstatesSchaumburg TownshipInvernessEla TownshipRolling MeadowsBarringtonPalatine Township
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palatine Township | #203 | A− | D | — | A− | A+ |
| Barrington Township | #84 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Wheeling Township | #199 | A− | D | — | A− | A |
| Arlington Heights | #88 | A | D | B+ | A | A+ |
| Palatine | #194 | A− | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Hoffman Estates | #228 | A− | D | B | B+ | A |
| Schaumburg Township | #91 | A | D | — | A | A |
| Inverness | #28 | A+ | D | A | A− | A+ |
Palatine Township, Barrington Township, Wheeling Township and Schaumburg Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Palatine Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Palatine Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Palatine Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Palatine Township grades A− overall, better than 82% of U.S. towns and #203 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A+ for health and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Palatine Township, IL expensive?
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.