Mchenry County · Illinois · Midwest · 29k residents
Lake in the Hills, IL: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Lake in the Hills: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Illinois median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Lake in the Hills is $321,900, 15% above the Illinois median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,660/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 100 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $117,151 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Lake in the Hills is $321,900, 14.9% above the median for ACS-covered places in Illinois.
- Household income: Median household income is $117,151, 27.2% above the median for ACS-covered places in Illinois.
- Adult education: 35.8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 7.5% below the median for ACS-covered places in Illinois.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 2.7 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places Lake in the Hills about 28 miles from the nearest tracked lake.
- Climate signal: The profile records 190 sunny days and 35 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 29 minutes.
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Compare Lake in the Hills side by side
Cost of living index
100
ACS median home value
$321,900
2-bedroom rent
$1,660/mo
Median household income
$117,151
Housing momentum
How fast Lake in the Hills's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
64/100
Steady
Ranks Lake in the Hills's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Lake in the Hills's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $321,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $175 |
| Property tax rate | 2.1% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,143/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,660/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.95% |
| Sales tax | 8.85% |
| Cost of living index | 100 |
| Groceries index | 98 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $75/mo |
| Gas price | $3.65/gal |
| Healthcare index | 98 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,300/mo |
| Median household income | $117,151 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% |
| Population | 29k |
| Crime index | 50/100 |
| School rating | 6.3/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 91/100 |
| Avg. commute | 29 min |
| Sunny days / year | 190 days |
| July high | 84°F |
| January low | 14°F |
| Annual snowfall | 35 in |
| Home price YoY | +3.6% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +3.0% |
| Rent MoM | -0.9% |
| Ocean coast | 736 mi |
| Big lake | 28 mi |
| Mountains | 343 mi |
| Major airport | 26 mi |
| Ski resort | 200 mi |
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- What is the cost of living in Lake in the Hills, IL?
- Lake in the Hills indexes at 100 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,660/mo and a acs median home value of $321,900.
- How much does a house cost in Lake in the Hills?
- The acs median home value in Lake in the Hills is $321,900, 15% above the Illinois median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Lake in the Hills?
- A two-bedroom in Lake in the Hills rents for about $1,660/mo.