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Schiller Park grades B overall, 403rd among Illinois's 767 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $70K and residents are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $314K for a typical one and 3.5 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Schiller Park’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, against 0.3 in Illinois’ towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Schiller Park is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. Only 35 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score lower on civic life.
Where Schiller Park beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Schiller Park is from typical.
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Census counts: 390 in 1920, 11,709 in 2020. The archive holds 21 old photos and papers going back to 1964 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Schiller Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
3 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw19 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaRate FieldWrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Schiller 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 Schiller Park.
Schiller Park is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
On this, Schiller Park is where Illinois’ towns sit at 3.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 2.9 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Robinson Woods Preserve, at 196 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Robinson Woods Preserve | 1.3 mi | 196 |
| 2. Schiller Woods North Preserve | 0.3 mi | 49 |
| 3. Schiller Woods South Preserve | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 10,501 U.S. towns with household incomes like Schiller Park’s, it is healthier than 92%, so its A− isn’t only a matter of income. Its A− for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Chicago (B+) comes closest.
20% of adults binge drink in Schiller Park. Schiller Park beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 28% of adults have high blood pressure in Schiller Park.
| Schiller Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Schiller Park | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 28.2% | 33% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 12.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Schiller Park has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Schiller Park for work: only 6% work in town. 2.5% of Schiller Park residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Schiller Park fell to 6,291 in 2023, 630 fewer than in 2013.
| Schiller Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.9% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
126 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 25 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 126 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Schiller Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 9% in the year to September 2026.
| Schiller Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,221 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
44 within 15 miles of the center of Schiller Park
About 4 of every 100 Schiller Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Schiller Park is a village in Leyden Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,709 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Schiller Park.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Franklin Park (C+) comes closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schiller Park | #403 | B | C | — | C | A− |
| Leyden Township | #543 | C+ | C | — | C− | B |
| Chicago | #676 | C− | C− | D | C | B+ |
| Franklin Park | #511 | C+ | C | B− | C+ | B |
Schiller Park and Leyden Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Schiller Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Schiller Park grades B overall, better than 60% of U.S. towns and #403 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and C for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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