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New Lenox

A township of 44,199 people in Will County, Illinois
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Map of New Lenox: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land7.8%1,782 of 22,891 acres
Trails3.9 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves3040 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About New Lenox

Village in Illinois, United States
1946Established
27,214Population
16.1 sq miArea

New Lenox is a village in central Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a Southwest suburb of Chicago. The village population was 27,214 as of the 2020 census. New Lenox has schools like Lincoln-Way West High School, Providence Catholic High School, and Lincoln-Way Central High School.

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Housing in New Lenox

$456K▲ 2.7% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical New Lenox home is worth about $456,000, up 2.7% in a year, 53% above the Illinois typical home.

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Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersNew Lenox · 2.5 mi · ER
Aunt Martha's Joliet East Community Health CenterJoliet · 4.7 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 60451, 60448, 60433 · CMS · HRSAHealth in New Lenox →

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The public schools New Lenox’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 88% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#47Best public schoolsof 384 in IL
DistrictNew Lenox SD 122Schools20

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.

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