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SheetIL-TINLEY-PARK-IL · Tinley Park, IL 55,007 pop · income 80th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Tinley Park
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Tinley Park on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Anderson · lowest
47,221
Anderson · lowest
47,221 median HH income
39.5% of the leader · rank #1
New Rochelle · near
103,813
New Rochelle · near
103,813 median HH income
86.8% of the leader · rank #2
Tinley Park · this city
103,819
Tinley Park · this city
103,819 median HH income
86.8% of the leader · rank #3
Centennial · near
103,828
Centennial · near
103,828 median HH income
86.8% of the leader · rank #4
Providence · near
103,831
Providence · near
103,831 median HH income
86.8% of the leader · rank #5
Overland Park · near
103,838
Overland Park · near
103,838 median HH income
86.8% of the leader · rank #6
Wheaton · highest
119,566
Wheaton · highest
119,566 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Tinley Park on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 55,007.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Tinley Park - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Tinley Park lands in the 80th percentile for household income and the 51st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
80th
percentile, household income
63rd
percentile, home value
18th
percentile, median rent
51st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Tinley Park, IL
Tinley Park is a small city in Illinois, home to 55,007 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $103,819 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 2.8%. Typical homes in Tinley Park are valued around $289,000, and the median resident age is 42.3 years. Educational attainment runs 38.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 62.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 164 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Building Boom), up 397% from five years earlier. Tinley Park reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1353.8 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Illinois tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Illinois at 100.0 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,063 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Illinois's average monthly utility costs around $240 (state average). Commute times here average 31.2 minutes, with 78.2% driving alone and 9.7% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 54.5 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Tinley Park's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to schools and households to population change to comparison shortlist to housing and income to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Tinley Park, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in Tinley Park?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 78.2%. The reported mean trip to work is 31.2 minutes.
What does the education layer cover for Tinley Park?
The NCES join finds 12 public schools within the city match. 38.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Is Tinley Park growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -695 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 164 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Tinley Park?
Within Illinois, the closest population matches are Mount Prospect (55,648 residents, $103,911 income); Berwyn (55,888 residents, $75,235 income); Wheaton (53,453 residents, $119,566 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Bozeman, MT (55,042 residents); Hacienda Heights, CA (54,956 residents); Smyrna, TN (55,066 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Tinley Park?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 2.8%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Household income
$103,819
Home value
$289,000
Value / income
2.8×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Tinley Park?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1353.8 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 41% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
1244.9
Violent rate
108.9
Total reported rate
1353.8
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Illinois average
B-
City profile score · Tinley Park, IL
68/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A-
2.8%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income B+
$103,819
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share B
38.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime B-
109 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living D
100.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Tinley Park profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 80/100 (A-) · 2.8%
Household income: 79/100 (B+) · $103,819
Bachelor's+ share: 72/100 (B) · 38.4%
Violent crime: 69/100 (B-) · 109 /100k
Cost of living: 40/100 (D) · 100.0 index
Where Tinley Park sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Tinley Park's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Tinley Park highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Tinley Park, IL (this city): home $289,000, crime 1,354/100k
Bozeman, MT : home $614,900, crime 2,189/100k
Smyrna, TN : home $326,700, crime 2,665/100k
Anderson, IN : home $104,300, crime 2,676/100k
West Haven, CT : home $265,200, crime 1,343/100k
Mount Prospect, IL : home $377,000, crime 977/100k
Berwyn, IL : home $286,000, crime 1,252/100k
Wheaton, IL : home $447,700, crime 591/100k
Oak Park, IL : home $456,300, crime 3,931/100k
Oak Lawn, IL : home $267,900, crime 1,907/100k
Normal, IL : home $199,900, crime 1,879/100k
How does Tinley Park compare to other US cities?
Here's how Tinley Park stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income80% higher than other cities
Home value63% pricier than other cities
Median rent18% pricier than other cities
Safety51% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Illinois alone, Tinley Park ranks #295 of 455 Illinois cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Tinley Park against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Illinois only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Illinois-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Tinley Park near the bottom of Illinois's cities
Among the 1,336 Illinois cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Tinley Park ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Tinley Park only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#194 of 1,311
85th percentile in Illinois
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,336
0th percentile in Illinois
Median Home Value
#170 of 1,315
87th percentile in Illinois
Poverty Rate
#1,045 of 1,335
21st percentile in Illinois
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#202 of 1,336
85th percentile in Illinois
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Illinois only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
80th percentile nationally for median household income · 51st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Tinley Park's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Tinley Park's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Tinley Park's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$289,00037th percentilemore affordable than 37% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Tinley Park's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#5,495 of 15,516
More affordable than 65% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#77 of 750
Mid-size cities (50,000–199,999)
At 2.8×, Tinley Park sits in the affordable band:
national rank #5,495 of 15,516 and #77 of 750mid-size cities (50,000–199,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$103,819Tinley Park, IL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Tinley Park, IL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Tinley Park, IL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)38.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)2.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)62.8%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
55,007
Median Income
$103,819
Median Home Value
$289,000
Median Age
42.3
Poverty Rate
2.8%
Labor force participation
62.8%
Bachelor's Degree+
38.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1353.8
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
108.9
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1244.9
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
12
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Tinley Park's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
55,835 residents
2021
54,968 residents
2022
54,326 residents
2023
54,295 residents
2024
54,860 residents
2025
55,140 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
164
housing units authorized
Single-Family
66
detached homes
Multifamily
98
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
33
33
0
$7.3M
2020
14
14
0
$2.9M
2021
41
10
31
$6.9M
2022
28
28
0
$11.2M
2023
104
72
32
$24.0M
2024
164
66
98
$51.1M
Permit volume increased 397% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
31.2 minutes
Drive Alone
78.2%
Carpool
5.3%
Public Transit
5.2%
Walk
0.3%
Work from Home
9.7%
Other
1.3%
Based on 27,551 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Illinois statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $240
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Illinois at $240 (electricity about $100 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Illinois statewide averages, not a meter reading for Tinley Park. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Illinois's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.0 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Tinley Park is $1,063/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Illinois statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 54.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Illinois statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Tinley Park sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Tinley Park compares to similar-size Illinois cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.