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Holiday HillsIL

The town has 606 residents and lies in Illinois.

Is Holiday Hills a good place to live?

Holiday Hills’ average trip to work is 44 minutes, above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Holiday Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

606 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Holiday Hills.

Work & commute

Holiday Hills has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0%work in town

The top destinations are Crystal Lake (8%), Chicago (5%) and Wauconda (5%). The median commute is under 15 miles. Just over a tenth of Holiday Hills residents live below the poverty line.

Holiday HillsIllinois townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line11%8.4%9.6%
Median household income$74,000$83,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Holiday Hills0%
Crystal Lake8%
Chicago5%
Wauconda5%
McHenry4%
15 mi
median commute distance
18
jobs based in Holiday Hills
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

High risk in Holiday Hills, with inland flooding at the top

75risk score of 100

Holiday Hills’ natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 75 of 100. It has had 36 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. Expected losses in Holiday Hills break down as 67% from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Holiday Hills after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.

FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
36
paid flood claims since 1979
5
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Holiday Hills has four seasons and pleasant summers

35″snow a winter

In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 14°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–33°
Spring37–58°
Summer60–81°
Fall41–61°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Holiday Hills is

The share of adults in Holiday Hills who had a checkup this year: 76%. 19% of adults binge drink in the town.

Holiday HillsIllinois townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%35%36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%78%79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)24%22%23%
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outHoliday HillsIL
More adults with arthritis27.6%24.2%
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry
2.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Zillow puts the typical Holiday Hills home at about $290K

$290KZillow home value

In Holiday Hills, 91% of households live in a home they own.

Typical home value

Holiday Hills$290K
Illinois$296K
+5%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Holiday Hills

15pages on Holiday Hills
Nearby attractions

Wrigley Field and 70 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holiday Hills. Close and well known come first.

All 189 attractions →
Sources: 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 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steppenwolf Theatre Company: victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to Holiday Hills: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Holiday Hills, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerCommonwealth Edison17.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPrairie Path Water Company-Holiday HillsNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Holiday Hills’ trash rules yet
SchoolsMcHenry Community Consolidated School District 15McHenry Community High School District 1562 districts serve Holiday Hills; 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.gov
Who runs elections hereMcHenry County ClerkMcHenry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6005160051 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Holiday Hills for work

Where Holiday Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Crystal Lake Crystal Lake 8% 5% → Chicago Chicago 5% 5% → Wauconda Wauconda 5% 4% → McHenry McHenry 4% 4% → Arlington Heights Arlington Heights 4% 3% → Elgin Elgin 3% Holiday Hills · 0% stay
18jobs based in Holiday Hills
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Holiday Hills

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