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Palos Heights

A city of 12,152 people in Illinois
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Map of Palos Heights: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land1.5%38 of 2,470 acres
Trails2.0 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves73 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Palos Heights

City in Illinois, United States
1959Established
12,068Population
3.9 sq miArea
627 ftElevation

Palos Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 12,068.

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

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ZIP code60463
Area code708
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Housing in Palos Heights

$404K▲ 5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Palos Heights home is worth about $404,000, up 5% in a year, 36% above the Illinois typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market55
Sale-to-list99.1%
Sold in May20
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Safety in Palos Heights

A−

Safety Grade A-

Palos Heights reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Palos Heights 0.5
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Palos Heights 8.3
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
Natural hazards: Very highMostly inland flooding · higher than 82% of U.S. communitiesDetails →
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Health in Palos Heights

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Health Grade A

Healthier than 88% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

19better than IL·5worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights · 0.3 mi · ER
9400 South CiceroOak Lawn · 4.9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
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