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Map of Oak Lawn: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land3.9%213 of 5,452 acres
Trails3.8 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves164 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Postcard of the Oak Lawn Business District circa 19121910
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Postcard of the Oak Lawn Business District circa 1912, 1910

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About Oak Lawn

Village in Illinois, United States
1909Established
58,362Population
8.6 sq miArea
597 ftElevation

Oak Lawn is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 22nd-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 58,362 as of the 2020 census. Oak Lawn was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated in 1909. The village serves as a major medical and economic anchor for the southwest suburbs, notably hosting Advocate Christ Medical Center, one of the largest hospitals and Level I trauma centers in the state of Illinois.

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ZIP code60453, 60454
Area code708
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Housing in Oak Lawn

$301K▲ 6.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Oak Lawn home is worth about $301,000, up 6.1% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market56
Sale-to-list99.3%
Sold in May52
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Safety in Oak Lawn

B−

Safety Grade B-

Oak Lawn reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Oak Lawn 0.7
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Oak Lawn 13.9
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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