McHenry County, Illinois — cities by momentum

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14 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

14
Cities tracked
250,903
Combined population
$374,399
Median home (county)
14
Rising / Hot

McHenry County, Illinois has 14 tracked cities with a combined population of 250,903. The median home value across these cities is $374,399.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Wonder Lake, with a composite score of 80 (Hot) — median home $289,775, +4.2% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Harvard at $274,030.

Wonder Lake

pop 5,296
80
Hot$289,775 · +4.2%

McHenry

pop 28,825
77
Rising$310,373 · +4.9%

Marengo

pop 7,699
76
Rising$354,767 · +6.0%

Johnsburg

pop 6,428
75
Rising$398,424 · +5.7%

Island Lake

pop 8,066
74
Rising$302,944 · +6.3%

Spring Grove

pop 5,554
74
Rising$414,009 · +6.1%

Crystal Lake

pop 41,513
73
Rising$380,318 · +4.6%

Algonquin

pop 30,539
73
Rising$413,014 · +4.1%

Cary

pop 18,031
73
Rising$374,399 · +4.6%

Woodstock

pop 25,892
72
Rising$331,834 · +4.2%

Lake in the Hills

pop 28,706
71
Rising$376,342 · +3.6%

Lakemoor

pop 6,451
71
Rising$288,978 · +2.3%

Huntley

pop 28,495
70
Rising$423,156 · +2.7%

Harvard

pop 9,408
69
Rising$274,030 · +3.9%

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.