Candlewick LakeIL
A town of 5,448.
Is Candlewick Lake a good place to live?
Candlewick Lake earns a D, ranked 685th of 767 in Illinois. What it does well: natural-hazard risk is low. Candlewick Lake’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 22 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns.
What makes Candlewick Lake stand out
Where Candlewick Lake beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Candlewick Lake for work
Where Candlewick Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Candlewick Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Candlewick Lake is from typical.
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Moving to Candlewick Lake: who provides what
Candlewick Lake is unincorporated, so Boone County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Candlewick Lake.
Most working residents commute out of Candlewick Lake
Candlewick Lake has 80 jobs for its 2,099 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38.4 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Candlewick Lake for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Candlewick Lake grew to 80 in 2023, 27 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Rockford (20%), Belvidere (11%) and Chicago (5%).
| Candlewick Lake | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Candlewick Lake
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Candlewick Lake since 2019.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Candlewick Lake, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Candlewick Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Candlewick Lake is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Candlewick Lake are less healthy than 52% of U.S. towns
Candlewick Lake beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Candlewick Lake.
| Candlewick Lake | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Candlewick Lake | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 15.3% | 12.1% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 18.2% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Candlewick Lake sells for about $253K
93% of Candlewick Lake households own their home.
| Candlewick Lake | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,520 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Illinois Railway Museum and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Candlewick Lake. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
13 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
35 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
11 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
30 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb36 mi MuseumVolo Auto MuseumPhoto credits
Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5
Everything we know about Candlewick Lake
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Candlewick Lake
About 7 of every 100 Candlewick Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Candlewick Lake
CDP in Illinois, United States
Candlewick Lake is an unincorporated, gated community in Boone County, Illinois, United States. Candlewick Lake is located between Poplar Grove and Timberlane; the community includes a lake with the same name. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Candlewick Lake had a population of 5,115. Water source provided by Aqua Illinois privatized water corporation.
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- Elevation
- 906 ft
Candlewick Lake’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Candlewick Lake.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candlewick Lake | #685 | D | C | — | C | B− |
| Poplar Grove | #464 | B− | C | — | B− | A− |
Candlewick Lake and Poplar Grove report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Candlewick Lake with a neighbor →
Questions about Candlewick Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Candlewick Lake, IL a good place to live?
Candlewick Lake grades D overall, better than 15% of U.S. towns and #685 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B− for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Candlewick Lake, IL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $172,000, 42% below the Illinois typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.