27,456 people live in New Lenox, where the median age is 37.3 and the average individual income is $48,850. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around New Lenox, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Dipped Sticks, Speedway, and Crepe N Brew.
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| Dining | 0.33 miles | 1 review | 3/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.45 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.48 miles | 3 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 0.5 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Shopping | 0.3 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Active | 0.55 miles | 3 reviews | 1.7/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.28 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.3 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.3 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.33 miles | 0 reviews | 0/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.36 miles | 1 review | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.42 miles | 19 reviews | 4.4/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.43 miles | 10 reviews | 4.8/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.44 miles | 2 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
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| Beauty | 0.46 miles | 9 reviews | 4/5 stars | |
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| Beauty | 0.47 miles | 4 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.48 miles | 7 reviews | 3.3/5 stars | |
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New Lenox has 9,142 households, with an average household size of 2.99. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in New Lenox do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 27,456 people call New Lenox home. The population density is 1,746 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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By Chris Piercy, REALTOR® with Real People Realty. Facts checked October 31, 2026, and reviewed every Saturday.
I'm Chris Piercy, a REALTOR® with Real People Realty, and my office is in Mokena. I listed and sold two homes in New Lenox: 221 S Anderson Road for $340,000 in September 2026 and 250 Bent Tree Court for $443,000 in December 2025. This page has New Lenox's numbers, its schools and Metra stations, and what the village, Will County and the school districts are changing now.
Questions about a New Lenox home? Call or text me at (815) 205-0395.
I was the listing agent on both of these New Lenox sales.[9] Tax bills in New Lenox differ from home to home. The two New Lenox homes I sold listed yearly taxes of $8,480 and $7,147.[9]
Home | Role | What it was | Sold | Sale price | Yearly taxes on the listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Listing agent | 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,288 square feet on 0.45 acres | September 17, 2026 | $340,000 | $8,480 | |
Listing agent | 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,744 square feet, built in 1996, HOA fee of $390 every three months | December 5, 2025 | $443,000 | $7,147 |
New Lenox had an estimated 28,893 people on July 1, 2025, up from 27,214 at the 2020 Census.[1] The other Census figures below cover 2020 to 2024. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Lenox Community Park District.
28,893
People, July 1, 2025[1]
92.4%
Homes lived in by their owners[1]
$399,900
Median value of owner-occupied homes[1]
9,134
Households, 3.05 people each[1]
32.7 minutes
Average trip to work[1]
40
Parks and athletic sites[2]
The median home value comes from a five-year Census survey in which owners estimate their own home's value. It is not a recent sale price.[1] The New Lenox Community Park District runs the 40 parks and athletic sites.[2]
New Lenox has two Metra stations on two different lines. Daily parking at both New Lenox stations is $1.25, according to the Village of New Lenox.[3]
Station | Metra line | Runs | Daily parking |
|---|---|---|---|
Rt 30 and Cedar station | Rock Island | Joliet to Chicago | $1.25 |
Laraway Road station | SouthWest Service | Manhattan to Chicago | $1.25 |
Pace bus route 508, East Joliet, runs weekdays and Saturdays from northeast Joliet to Silver Cross Hospital, and New Lenox appears on Pace's map of the route. No other Pace route names New Lenox.[13]
New Lenox School District 122 has its office at 102 S. Cedar Road in New Lenox.[4] Two of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210's three high schools are in New Lenox, and the third, Lincoln-Way East, is in Frankfort.[5] A home's school district goes by its exact address, so check that address with the district before counting on a school.
Name | Category | District | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
New Lenox School District 122 | District office | District 122 | 102 S. Cedar Road, New Lenox[4] |
Lincoln-Way Central | High school | District 210 | 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox[5] |
Lincoln-Way West | High school | District 210 | 21701 S. Gougar Road, New Lenox[5] |
Lincoln-Way East | High school | District 210 | 201 Colorado Ave, Frankfort[5] |
These come from the village, county and school board documents themselves. Each one says what the documents say and nothing more.
Project | Category | What the documents say |
|---|---|---|
Laraway Road rebuild between Cherry Hill Road and Nelson Road | Roads | Will County's design report dated October 22, 2026 lists roadway reconstruction and added lanes on Laraway Road (County Highway 74) from Cherry Hill Road to Nelson Road, with an estimated construction cost of $21,433,895.92 and a target bid letting date of November 5, 2027. Its latest status, dated September 23, 2026, is "ROW acquisition ongoing," meaning the county is buying the land it needs.[6] |
Gougar Road widening by Lincoln-Way West | Roads | At its August 20, 2026 board meeting, Lincoln-Way District 210 reported that the Will County Division of Transportation wants to buy a strip of land along Gougar Road on the west side of Lincoln-Way West for a road-widening project. The superintendent said it may be a five-year project, and the county has had the land appraised. The minutes give no construction dates.[7] |
Gougar Road overpass at the CN railroad | Roads | Will County's design report dated October 22, 2026 lists a new Gougar Road (County Highway 52) overpass at the Canadian National railroad, with a target bid letting date of April 21, 2027 and an estimated construction cost of $39,412,300.00. The county engineer's memo of October 19, 2026 gives the estimate as $44.5 million and says the road would be widened from 2 lanes to 5 going over the railroad. The agenda for the county's Public Works and Transportation Committee on November 4, 2026 lists a resolution asking the Illinois General Assembly for quick take powers to buy land for the project, which the memo says the county wants to pursue in the spring 2027 session. The memo says that with quick take the county gets title soon after filing a court case, the owner is usually paid at least the appraised value up front, and the court still decides just compensation. In a letter dated September 28, 2026, Mayor Timothy Baldermann supported the request and wrote that the project would reduce traffic delays and help paths connect homes south of the railroad with Lincoln-Way West High School. This is an agenda, so it does not show a vote.[22] |
Road resurfacing in New Lenox Township | Roads | On August 20, 2026, the Will County Board voted 22 to 0 to confirm a $282,366.70 contract with "D" Construction, Inc. to resurface roads in New Lenox Township. The county's papers do not list which roads.[8] |
District 122 school repairs and proposed bonds | Schools | A September 15, 2026 report from New Lenox School District 122's business office proposes about $10.0 million in Life Safety bonds to pay for a new roof at Martino Junior High (about $3.0 million), heating and cooling equipment at Martino Junior High (estimated at $6 million or more) and a new chiller at Cherry Hill School (estimated at $1 million).[10] At the October 20, 2026 board meeting, Raymond James, the district's bond underwriter, presented the proposed structure and timeline for the bonds, and the board approved the Life Safety amendment applications for Martino Junior High and Cherry Hill School, with seven members voting yes.[20] The minutes, which are not yet approved, say a public hearing on the bonds will be held at the December board meeting. They also say the business manager told the board that a law change about two years ago lets the district use these bonds for health life safety projects without going to a referendum.[23] The district's timeline lists state approval of the projects in December 2026, the bond sale in January 2027 if market conditions allow, and construction contracts and the close of the bond issue in February 2027.[21] |
Village land next to the Crossroads Sports Complex | Village land | The Village of New Lenox has an agreement to sell about 12.199 acres next to the New Lenox Crossroads Sports Complex to Purse Properties. A second amendment to that agreement was on the Village Board's September 28, 2026 agenda. The agenda does not say what Purse Properties plans for the land.[11] |
Metra SouthWest Service quiet zone | Roads | Two agreements for a Metra SouthWest Service quiet zone were on the Village Board's October 26, 2026 agenda: one with Will County for Laraway Road and Cedar Road, and one with the New Lenox Community Park District for Wood Street.[14] The Park District's October 21, 2026 agenda listed its own resolution for the Wood Street agreement.[15] Will County's Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda for November 4, 2026 lists the county's resolution for the Laraway Road and Cedar Road agreement. It says the village is responsible for building the crossing improvements and for paying all their costs and future upkeep. The Village Board and the Park District have not posted minutes showing a vote, and these documents do not say when a quiet zone would begin.[22] |
Metra Rock Island quiet zone at Gougar Road | Roads | Will County's Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda for November 4, 2026 lists an agreement with the Village of New Lenox for a quiet zone at the Metra Rock Island crossing of Gougar Road, north of Route 30. The county's resolution says the village is responsible for building the crossing improvements and for paying all their costs and future upkeep. The agreement covers required signs and delineators and gives no start date. This is an agenda, so it does not show a vote.[22] |
Schoolhouse Road path | Paths | On September 14, 2026, the Village Board voted 7 to 0 to back an ITEP grant application for a multi-use path on the east side of Schoolhouse Road, from the Old Plank Road Trail to the trail next to the Heather Glen Subdivision. The minutes say ITEP funds walking and bike projects every two years, and that the path would give a safe, off-road route connecting Lincoln-Way Central High School. The resolution commits the village to its local share, and applications were due October 5, 2026. The minutes do not say when grants will be awarded.[16] |
Gougar Road extension at Laraway Road | Roads | On September 14, 2026, the Village Board voted 7 to 0 to approve a plat that provides the right of way needed to extend Gougar Road and the utility lines for the village's Water Resource Recovery Facility. The minutes say the extension is needed for a future development that Northern Builders is proposing at the southwest corner of Laraway Road and Gougar Road. They give no construction dates.[16] |
Teerling Lakes park | Parks | The New Lenox Community Park District's September 16, 2026 board minutes, which were up for approval on October 21, 2026, say much of the Teerling Lakes park is finished. Work still to do includes finishing the north parking lot, color coating the courts and putting up the fencing at the pickleball court.[17] |
Oster-Oakview school water pipe repairs | Schools | Early on October 15, 2026, the main water pipe at Oster-Oakview Intermediate School failed and flooded the boiler room, and the school had to close. At an emergency meeting that evening, the District 122 board approved electrical and plumbing repairs estimated at $105,000 in total, with six members voting yes, as posted on the board's agenda.[18] The district's report says more repairs to the outside water pipes are expected to come to the board as a separate project.[19] At the October 20, 2026 board meeting, Mr. Wroble of Legat Architects said the pipe was installed in 1969 and has had three breaks since January. He said the new hardened plastic pipe will have to be publicly bid, with plans to do the work over Christmas break, and that it could wait until next summer at the risk of more breaks. Those minutes are not yet approved.[23] |
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