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Median Home Price in Lake Bluff, IL

The median home value in Lake Bluff, IL is $674,724 as of 2026-06-30, up 8.41% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$674,724

Year-over-Year

+8.41%

Population

5,509

Lake Bluff ranks #20 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 111.9% above the state's city median of $318,423. It sits in Lake County, where the county-wide median is $400,964.

Crime in Lake Bluff

Lake Bluff police recorded a violent crime rate of 36 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 835 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 Lake Bluff

How much does a house cost in Lake Bluff, IL?

The median home value in Lake Bluff is $674,724. That's up 8.41% from a year earlier. That is about 111.9% above the typical county in Illinois.

Is Lake Bluff expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Lake Bluff are more expensive than Lake County as a whole, where the median is $400,964 — a difference of about 68.3%.

Is Lake Bluff a safe place to live?

Lake Bluff police reported 36 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,509. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.