A town of 5,199. Healthier than 57% of U.S. towns.
The 3 things Berkeley does most differently from other towns.
Where Berkeley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
Ordered by what stands out in Berkeley. Another town gets a different order.
Berkeley beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
| What stands out | Berkeley | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 17.6% | 19.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 23.9% | 15.9% |
Most working residents leave Berkeley for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (27%), Elmhurst (3%) and Oak Brook (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Berkeley Park | — | 10 |
Berkeley reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Berkeley has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
The typical Berkeley home is worth about $309,000, up 5% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 47% of U.S. communities.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Village in Illinois, United States
Berkeley (pronounced BURK-lee) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. Incorporated in 1924, the population at the 2020 census was 5,338. The town has a commuter railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific West Line with service to downtown Chicago. Berkeley is situated fourteen miles west of the Chicago Loop in Cook County. Berkeley is on the western edge of Cook County. Berkeley has instant access to the metropolitan area, with Interstates 290 and 294 comprising its western and part of its southern boundaries, and the Union Pacific Railroad (originally the Chicago & North Western) and the large Proviso classification yard to the north. However, the transit arteries that link B…
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7 towns share a border with Berkeley.