Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Frankfort

A township of 60,045 people in Will County, Illinois
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Frankfort

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Frankfort?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Frankfort.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
2

Around town

The places and views that make it Frankfort

Explore places →

Outdoors in Frankfort

Parks & trails →

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

SOUTH SIDE - Baumgartner Creamery, U.S. Route 451933
From Frankfort’s story

SOUTH SIDE - Baumgartner Creamery, U.S. Route 45, 1933

Photo · Wikimedia Commons

3

Know Frankfort

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Frankfort

Village in Illinois, United States
1879Established
20,296Population
15 sq miArea

Frankfort is a village in Will County and Cook County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a suburb of Chicago, about 28 miles (45 km) southwest of the city. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,296. Frankfort's historic downtown area contains the Frankfort Grainery, Breidert Green, and part of the Old Plank Road Trail, a 22-mile-long paved recreation trail. The village also contains Commissioners Park and multiple schools, including Lincoln-Way East High School, Hickory Creek Middle School, and Dr. Julian Rogus School.

Official town website ↗

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code60423
Area code815
Living in Frankfort

Housing in Frankfort

$503K▲ 3.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Frankfort home is worth about $503,000, up 3.6% in a year, 69% above the Illinois typical home.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Health in Frankfort

A

Health Grade A

Healthier than 87% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

17better than IL·1worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsOlympia Fields · 6.9 mi · ER
Will County Community Health Center - EastMonee · 7.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60423, 60448, 60487 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Frankfort →

Natural hazards in Frankfort

45
Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 45% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Frankfort →

Schools in Frankfort

All Frankfort schools →
A

School Grade A

The public schools Frankfort’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 94% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#20Best public schoolsof 384 in IL
DistrictLincoln Way CHSD 210Schools19

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.

Famous people from Frankfort

See all 12 →

How things work in Frankfort

All explainers →
The coffee’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Frankfort, ILWill CountyView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Frankfort is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01