Lake County, Illinois — cities by momentum

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32 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

32
Cities tracked
614,280
Combined population
$373,875
Median home (county)
32
Rising / Hot

Lake County, Illinois has 32 tracked cities with a combined population of 614,280. The median home value across these cities is $373,875.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Volo, with a composite score of 81 (Hot) — median home $373,056, +5.1% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is North Chicago at $214,837.

Volo

pop 7,361
81
Hot$373,056 · +5.1%

Winthrop Harbor

pop 6,565
79
Hot$303,590 · +16.3%

Highwood

pop 5,358
78
Hot$476,387 · +8.4%

Gages Lake

pop 10,637
78
Hot$333,194 · +5.5%

North Chicago

pop 30,639
77
Rising$214,837 · +5.7%

Zion

pop 24,583
77
Rising$245,793 · +7.2%

Lake Forest

pop 19,642
76
Rising$1,195,382 · +9.0%

Antioch

pop 15,108
76
Rising$350,969 · +6.5%

Hawthorn Woods

pop 9,584
76
Rising$739,406 · +5.6%

Highland Park

pop 30,794
75
Rising$775,270 · +6.2%

Beach Park

pop 14,212
75
Rising$298,415 · +7.7%

Waukegan

pop 88,570
74
Rising$239,865 · +6.6%

Lake Bluff

pop 5,600
74
Rising$642,572 · +7.8%

Mundelein

pop 32,641
73
Rising$387,208 · +6.2%

Lincolnshire

pop 8,008
73
Rising$730,690 · +7.2%

Round Lake Park

pop 7,836
73
Rising$221,940 · +4.3%

Lake Zurich

pop 19,960
72
Rising$496,284 · +7.1%

Round Lake

pop 18,654
72
Rising$324,865 · +5.0%

Wauconda

pop 14,055
72
Rising$341,069 · +6.5%

Lake Villa

pop 8,737
72
Rising$376,556 · +5.1%

Park City

pop 7,940
72
Rising$279,921 · +5.8%

Lake Barrington

pop 5,160
72
Rising$539,507 · +7.7%

Round Lake Beach

pop 27,091
71
Rising$251,677 · +4.9%

Vernon Hills

pop 27,002
71
Rising$451,812 · +5.4%

Grayslake

pop 21,262
71
Rising$366,203 · +5.1%

Deerfield

pop 19,138
71
Rising$651,658 · +6.8%

Lindenhurst

pop 14,564
71
Rising$352,274 · +4.1%

Fox Lake

pop 10,925
71
Rising$252,684 · +4.4%

Long Grove

pop 8,393
71
Rising$940,787 · +5.0%

Buffalo Grove

pop 43,072
70
Rising$443,193 · +5.6%

Gurnee

pop 30,546
69
Rising$373,875 · +5.3%

Libertyville

pop 20,643
69
Rising$615,406 · +6.8%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
33° / 18°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
85° / 64°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
189
~52% of year
Annual precip
38″ rain
22″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
High
Wildfire
Very low
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.