Rolling Meadows

Rolling Meadows is a compact Cook County city tucked among Arlington Heights, Palatine, and Schaumburg. It has a municipal identity and housing stock of its own, but a lot of daily trips still cross into the neighbors for shopping or the train. The 2020 Census counted 24,200 people; the July 1, 2025 estimate is 23,690.

Cook County overlapping rates in this band of the northwest suburbs typically land near 2 percent-plus effective. Confirm the PIN on the Cook County Treasurer site.

Mean travel time is 25.5 minutes (ACS 2020–2024). There is no signature Metra station branded inside Rolling Meadows; residents typically drive to nearby UP-NW or MD-W stops (station finder). Road access includes IL-53, Kirchoff, Algonquin, and Golf Road toward I-90 / I-290.

Elementary coverage often involves CCSD 15, which lists Rolling Meadows among communities served. High schools commonly fall under District 214 (Rolling Meadows High School). Confirm boundaries. ISBE.

ACS 2020–2024 median owner-occupied value is $326,200, owner occupancy 71.8 percent, median household income $98,514. Postwar ranches, split-levels, townhomes, and condos — it changes block by block.

A central northwest-suburban location and practical housing. Less of a single downtown brand, train access usually means a short drive, and you will use neighboring towns’ retail. A connector city more than a destination postcard.