Village of Green Oaks (cropped), 2018
Green Oaks’s story
Green Oaks in pictures
Census counts: 198 in 1960, 4,128 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
Explore the history →Green OaksIL
A town of 4,082.
Population
4,082
2025 Census estimate · −0.9% since 2020
Median home value
$673K
Census ACS
Household income
$148K
median
Median age
46.2
years
Jobs based here
1,597
Balanced
TownGrade
A+
#55 of 767 in IL
Is Green Oaks a good place to live?
Few places in the country grade higher. Green Oaks earns an A+, ranked 55th of 767 in Illinois. Its schools outperform 96% of the state's, CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 94% of the country, and the median household earns $148K. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $673K, 7.4 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 61% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Green Oaks, against 29% in Illinois’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 32 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on hazard risk. Green Oaks is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 73% of U.S. towns.
What makes Green Oaks stand out
Where Green Oaks beats most towns.
How Green Oaks grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Green Oaks is from typical.
SchoolsA+Open →HealthAdvocate Condell Medical Center 2.7 miles awayAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listAOpen →Jobs & incomeA−Open →Cost of livingC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7 of 20; 11.1% of households have no car; 4.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 8% conserved landA−Open →HistoryCOpen →Civic life0.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 185 attractions →Wrigley Field and 145 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Green Oaks. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw5 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaUnited CenterSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Soldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Green Oaks: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Green Oaks, and how to reach them.
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGreen Oaks water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Green Oaks’ trash rules yet
SchoolsLibertyville Community High School District 128Oak Grove School District 68Rondout School District 723 districts serve Green Oaks; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLake County ClerkLake County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2024
ZIP codes60048, 6004460048 90% · 60044 9%Census 2020
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 Green Oaks.
Green Oaks carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding) and trades workers with Chicago and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Illinois.
HealthA
Green Oaks stands out in Illinois and nationally: a smaller share of its adults feel lonely
Its widest gap with Illinois is food insecurity: 7.1% of its 3,100 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.9% statewide. Against the 2,913 U.S. towns with household incomes like Green Oaks’s, it is healthier than 77%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
28% of Green Oaks adults feel lonely. Green Oaks beats the Illinois average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 12% of Green Oaks adults report frequent mental distress.
94%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Green Oaks | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
19 better11 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Green Oaks | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.6% |
Advocate Condell Medical Center
2.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
92nd
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Green Oaks
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 97% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $394 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Green Oaks is 12 of 100. Since 1982, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Green Oaks.
12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
paid flood claims since 1982
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
#285for trails in IL
| Green Oaks | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
7.8%
conserved · 203 of 2,608 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve | — | 3 |
| 2. Lindholm Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Knollwood Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
In Green Oaks, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
Green Oaks’ July high is 82°F. Green Oaks has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
34″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–34°
Spring38–56°
Summer61–80°
Fall43–61°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
Most working residents commute out of Green Oaks
Green Oaks has about as many jobs (1,597) as working residents, but only 28 people both live and work here. 27.6% of workers work from home, against 15.9% across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Green Oaks for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Green Oaks fell to 1,597 in 2023, 386 fewer than in 2013. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line in Green Oaks.
2%work in town
| Green Oaks | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $148,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Green Oaks2%
Chicago15%
Libertyville Township8%
Libertyville6%
North Chicago4%
12 mi
median commute distance
1,597
jobs based in Green Oaks
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade C−
Homes in Green Oaks sell for about $1M
At 7.4 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 96% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to its C− for cost of living.
The median sale price was $1,004,000 in May 2026.
$1Mmedian sale price
Market temperature
38
days on market
97%
sale-to-list price
5
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Green Oaks
18pages on Green Oaks
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Green Oaks
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · North Chicago2.6 miUniversity of Saint Mary of the LakeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mundelein4.8 miCollege of Lake CountyCommunity college · Public · Grayslake6.4 mi$4,788 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Green Oaks residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Green Oaks
Village in Illinois, United States
Green Oaks is a village in Libertyville Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,128.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
Green Oaks’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Green Oaks.
KnollwoodLibertyvilleWaukeganMettawaLibertyville TownshipShields TownshipGreen Oaks
How the neighbors grade
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Oaks | #55 | A+ | C− | — | A+ | A |
| Knollwood | — | — | C | — | A+ | A+ |
| Libertyville | #7 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Waukegan | #639 | C− | C+ | C | C | C |
| Mettawa | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Libertyville Township | #40 | A+ | C− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Shields Township | #209 | A− | D | — | B+ | A |
Knollwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Green Oaks, Knollwood, Libertyville Township and Shields Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Mettawa isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Green Oaks with a neighbor →
Questions about Green Oaks
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Green Oaks, IL a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Green Oaks grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #55 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Green Oaks, IL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $673,000, 127% above 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−.