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Median Home Price in Lake in the Hills, IL

The median home value in Lake in the Hills, IL is $383,677 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.62% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$383,677

Year-over-Year

+3.62%

Population

28,573

Lake in the Hills ranks #88 of 279 Illinois cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 20.3% above the state's city median of $319,026. It sits in McHenry County, where the county-wide median is $372,372.

Housing affordability in Lake in the Hills

Median household income in Lake in the Hills is $117,151, so the typical home value is about 3.3× 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 Lake in the Hills

Lake in the Hills police recorded a violent crime rate of 70 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 438 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 in the Hills

What is the average home price in Lake in the Hills, 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 Lake in the Hills, that value is $383,677. That's up 3.62% from a year earlier. It is about 20.3% above the typical Illinois city tracked here.

Is Lake in the Hills expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Lake in the Hills are more expensive than McHenry County as a whole, where the median is $372,372 — a difference of about 3.0%.

Is Lake in the Hills affordable?

Median household income here is $117,151, so the typical home value is about 3.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Lake in the Hills a safe place to live?

Lake in the Hills police reported 70 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 28,573. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.