On the southwestern side of Chicagoland, the Village of Tinley Park might seem like a quiet Chicago suburb, but it is known for its active music scene. “Tinley Park has banners throughout the city—Life Amplified. They are marketing Tinley Park as a music center,” says longtime Tinley Park resident and broker Marge Cahill with @properties. “We have an outdoor venue that brings in a lot of major musicians during the summer.” People come from all over to see concerts at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, while Tinley Park residents live just minutes away and can enjoy discounted tickets. But Tinley Park isn’t just about music — the village is drafting plans for its downtown district and more multi-use developments to stoke economic activity in a community with 54,000 residents.
Tinley Park celebrates its vibrant music scene.
Tinley Park residents receive discounted tickets to concerts at Credit Union 1 Amphitheater.
Tinley Park has plans for new developments in its downtown district.
New condos with plans for more can be found in the downtown district of Tinley Park.
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Concerts at Credit Union 1 and Zabrocki Plaza
In East Tinley Park , Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre helps curate the city’s music scene. The venue has a mix of seats and lawn space, where people can rent chairs or bring their own picnic blankets. Village residents can get special discount tickets for $25 for select shows. “We’re not pulling Taylor Swift,” Cahill says with a laugh. “But we’ve still got some big acts.” Performers who have played here include Niall Horan, Paul McCartney and Lil Wayne. However, Tinley Park’s music scene doesn’t end there. Throughout the summer, the village hosts Music in the Plaza at Zabrocki Plaza, featuring more local artists. This plaza also hosts the village's farmers market, which happens every Saturday morning from May through October and also features live music. The village is also working to develop more flexible spaces, like Harmony Square at the corner of Oak Park Avenue and North Street. Set to open in early 2025, Harmony Square includes an outdoor stage and lawn space for another outdoor music venue. In the winter, the lawn will become an outdoor skating rink.
Music lovers can catch big-name acts at the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre.
Zabrocki Plaza regularly hosts local artists in the summer for Tinley Park residents.
Zabrocki Plaza hosts the Tinley Park Farmers Market in May through October.
Harmony Square is set to open in early 2025 in Tinley Park's downtown district.
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Preserving historic downtown Tinley Park through business grants
Downtown Tinley Park circles a Metra rail station at the intersection of Oak Park Avenue and History and South streets. Local businesses and restaurants line the thoroughfares, with Zabrocki Plaza offering a spot for people to rest between shopping. Many of the buildings here are historic, dating back to the village's founding in the 1880s. Through a grant program, the village helps property owners maintain the character of their vintage buildings by restoring original facades and updating interiors. The rest of Tinley Park’s shopping sits at opposite ends of Harlem Avenue. On the north side, residents can find a mix of chain restaurants like Portillo’s and supermarkets. Past Interstate 80 on the southern side, Brookside Marketplace features big box stores like Target and TJ Maxx.
Local businesses and restaurants are the core of the downtown district of Tinley Park.
Tinley Park offers assistance to property owners in preserving vintage buildings.
Tinley Park has a mix of chain restaurants like Portillo’s.
Tinley Park residents shop for groceries at discounted supermarkets like Aldi.
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Single-family homes in subdivisions and new condo developments
Millennium mansions, split-level and ranch-style homes are present across Tinley Park’s various subdivisions. The Timbers Edge subdivision in Central Tinley Park offers prairie-style homes, with flat facades and roofing. A few early 1900s homes remain in downtown communities such as Vogts Tinley Park Acres .
Tinley Park’s median housing price is around $315,000, which is lower than both the Chicago and national medians. Condos and townhome communities are becoming more prevalent across the village, with 2024 builds in the Oak Ridge development. Across from downtown, The Boulevard at Central Station opened in 2021. Rates for violent and property crimes in Tinley Park are lower than the national averages.
Split-level homes with detached garages are common throughout Tinley Park.
Newly constructed townhouses are a major draw in the housing market in Tinley Park.
Tinley Park is home to many Millennium Mansions with spacious lawns.
There are many condo options in Tinley Park.
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Employment options in and around Tinley Park
While Tinley Park may be the music village, the 2022 U.S. Census reports that over 25% of the village works between the educational and healthcare industries. Additionally, manufacturing and retail also offer job opportunities in Tinley Park. “We have a lot of box stores and industrial businesses that people can work at, and a lot of Amazon facilities in the south suburbs,” Cahill says. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s 2021 report for Tinley Park highlights that 21% of the population commutes to Chicago, while only about 8.7% of residents actually work in the village.
Many Tinley Park residents work at Amazon facilities in the suburbs.
Big box stores like Target are major employers in Tinley Park.
Much of the labor force works in healthcare like at the Tinley Park Immediate Care Center.
21 percent of Tinley Park residents commute about 31 miles to Chicago for work.
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Multiple elementary and high school districts for Tinley Park students
Five elementary schools and four high school districts serve the Village of Tinley Park. This includes Community Consolidated School District 146, which serves kindergarten through eighth-grade students living east of Harlem Avenue and north of 183rd Street. This district feeds into Bremen Community High School District 228. Both districts earn B-plus ratings from Niche. Those west of Harlem but still north of 183rd start at B-plus-rated Kirby School District 140. They’ll continue on to Consolidated School District 230 for high school, which earns an A-plus. Elementary School District 159 serves students west of Harlem but south of 183rd, receiving a C-minus ranking. The district feeds into Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, which earns an A-plus and ranks as the number one best school for athletes in Illinois. Because education is a big employer in Tinley Park, the number of schools and districts in and around the village offers plenty of opportunities for teachers and administrators.
Memorial Elementary serves about 300 students in grades PK and K-5.
Central Middle School has a B grade according to Niche with 739 students.
Tinley Park High School has a student-teacher ratio of 17 to 1 and B+ grade on Niche.
Victor J. Andrew High School has 2,259 students with an overall A grade according to Niche.
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Fishing at Centennial Park and swimming at the water park
Other than the plazas and mixed-used spaces around Tinley Park, pocket and neighborhood parks also offer green spaces where people can go for walks or take the kids to the playground. Spanning over 58 acres, Centennial Park 's namesake green space is the largest park in Tinley Park, complete with a 12-acre lake in the center. On the western side of the park, people can practice their skate tricks at the village’s skatepark. In the summer, residents can cool off at White Water Canyon Water Park, featuring a 600-foot lazy river and a slide.
Residents can enjoy fishing on the 12-acre lake at Centennial Park.
Centennial Park is the largest park in Tinley Park.
Skaters love the Centennial Park Extreme Skate Park.
The lazy river at White Water Canyon Water Park is a crowd favorite on a hot day.
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Commuter traffic in Tinley Park and the village's Metra stations
While Oak Park and Harlem avenues are the main thoroughfares throughout the village, I-80 cuts through the southern side of Tinley Park, offering convenient access for commuters heading to other villages or Chicago for work. “You can tell from the traffic that everyone’s back to work,” Cahill says. Downtown Chicago is about 29 miles northeast, but residents can also hop one of the two Metra stops on the Rock Island line—Tinley Park and Tinley-80th. Chicago Midway International Airport is 16.5 miles away. Advocate South Suburban Hospital is 8.5 miles away, while Franciscan Health Olympia Fields is 7.5 miles away, both attracting those working in the medical field. In the winter, Tinley Park can get snow, but the city has a comprehensive plowing and salting plan, deploying the plows once one inch of snow has accumulated on the streets.
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