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Median Home Price in Hawthorn Woods, IL

The median home value in Hawthorn Woods, IL is $758,387 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.82% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$758,387

Year-over-Year

+5.82%

Population

9,470

Hawthorn Woods ranks #12 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 137.7% above the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in Lake County, where the county-wide median is $401,229.

Housing affordability in Hawthorn Woods

Median household income in Hawthorn Woods is $219,631, so the typical home value is about 3.5× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Hawthorn Woods

Hawthorn Woods police recorded a violent crime rate of 0 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 137 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Hawthorn Woods

What is the average home price in Hawthorn Woods, IL?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Hawthorn Woods, that value is $758,387. That's up 5.82% from a year earlier. It is about 137.7% above the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Hawthorn Woods expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Hawthorn Woods are more expensive than Lake County as a whole, where the median is $401,229 — a difference of about 89.0%.

Is Hawthorn Woods affordable?

Median household income here is $219,631, so the typical home value is about 3.5× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Hawthorn Woods a safe place to live?

Hawthorn Woods police reported 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 9,470. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.