Most working residents leave Alsip for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (33%), Oak Lawn (4%) and Orland Park (2%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Alsip6%

Chicago33%

Oak Lawn4%

Orland Park2%

Crestwood2%

14 mi

median commute distance

13,154

jobs based in Alsip

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Outdoors

4.1% of Alsip is conserved land

1.0 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves.

4.1%conserved

Map of Alsip: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

4.1%

conserved · 174 of 4,214 acres

1.0 mi

of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

#362

most conserved land in IL

#346

most walkable in IL

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Commissioners Park	0.9 mi	36
2. Prairie Ball Diamonds	—	16
3. Sears Park	—	14

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 16% of U.S. towns

Alsip reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 84% report less.

C−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Alsip2.8

Illinois2.6

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Alsip26.7

Illinois15.6

U.S.15.5

16th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

9th

percentile among IL towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

490

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.

75risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

paid flood claims since 1979

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Alsip has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°

Spring39–59°

Summer62–82°

Fall44–63°

Nov 1

typical first frost

Apr 10

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Housing

A typical Alsip home is worth about $277K

The typical Alsip home is worth about $277,000, up 5.7% in a year, 7% below the Illinois typical home.

$277KZillow home value

Typical home value

Alsip$277K

Illinois$298K

Market temperature

days on market

101%

sale-to-list price

+5.7%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

1955 · Till boy's funeral, Burr Oaks Cemetary [sic] · Wikimedia Commons

Alsip’s story

Alsip in pictures

9 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

1955Till boy's funeral, Burr Oaks Cemetary [sic]
2005US-IL-Chicagoland-Alsip
2008AlsipPublicLibrary
2009Alsip IL 2009 reference map

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About Alsip

Village in Illinois, United States

Official town website ↗

Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,063 at the 2020 census. It is a south suburb of the Chicago metropolitan area. Alsip was settled in the 1830s by German and Dutch farmers. The village is named after Frank Alsip, the owner of a brickyard that opened there in 1885. The village began to grow after the Tri-State Tollway was built there in 1959.

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