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A village of 19,294 people in Illinois
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About Homewood

Village in Illinois, United States
1893Established
19,463Population
5.3 sq miArea
659 ftElevation

Homewood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,463 at the 2020 census. It is a south suburb of Chicago.

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

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ZIP code60430
Area code708
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Housing in Homewood

$254K▲ 5.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Homewood home is worth about $254,000, up 5.6% in a year, 15% below the Illinois typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market66
Sale-to-list98.1%
Sold in May25
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Safety in Homewood

C

Safety Grade C

Homewood reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 72% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Homewood 1.6
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Homewood 26.1
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Homewood

A−

Health Grade A−

Healthier than 79% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

4better than IL

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 28 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Ingalls Memorial HospitalHarvey · 3.3 mi · ER
Hazel Crest Women's Health CenterHazel Crest · 1.8 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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