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Village in Illinois, United States
1927Established
4,718Population
2.9 sq miArea

Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,718 as of the 2020 census. It is a southern suburb of Chicago. The municipality grew up around the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, originally established in 1915. Olympia Fields is noteworthy as one of the wealthiest and best educated, majority African-American communities in the United States. The village's zip code (60461) is one of three majority African American communities which rank among the top five percent in the U.S. for median household income and share of adults with college degrees, and Olympia Fields also has the highest black homeownership rate in the country among majority-blac…

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ZIP code60461
Area code708
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Housing in Olympia Fields

$348K▲ 5.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Olympia Fields home is worth about $348,000, up 5.3% in a year, 17% above the Illinois typical home.

Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety Grade D

Olympia Fields reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Olympia Fields 1.8
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Olympia Fields 38.6
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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