Indian CreekIL
A town of 531, settled in 1958.
Is Indian Creek a good place to live?
Indian Creek’s midpoint rent is $3,501 a month, against $1,129 a month in Illinois’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Indian Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
531 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Wrigley Field and 150 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Indian Creek. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw10 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
16 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate ArenaPhoto 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 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Indian Creek: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Indian Creek, and how to reach them.
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 Indian Creek.
A typical Indian Creek home is worth about $580K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 5.4%. Indian Creek: 92% of households are owner-occupiers, above both the Illinois town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards: very low risk in Indian Creek, mostly inland flooding
The risk rating from FEMA for Indian Creek comes to 18 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 51% come from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Indian Creek’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. Indian Creek’s typical household income comes in at $164,000. The top destinations are Chicago (19%), Vernon Hills (7%) and Glenview (3%). The share of residents in Indian Creek who live below the poverty line: 3.2%.
| Indian Creek | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $164,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Indian Creek
In Indian Creek, the midsummer high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Indian Creek’s adults binge drink than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
Among adults in Indian Creek, 19% get no exercise outside work. This Illinois town does better than the Illinois average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2.
| Indian Creek | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Indian Creek | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Indian Creek
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Indian Creek
About 7 of every 100 Indian Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Indian Creek for work
Where Indian Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Indian Creek
Village in Illinois, United States
Indian Creek is a village in Vernon Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. Per the 2020 census, the population was 536. Police services are provided by Lake County Sheriff and fire/EMS services by the Countryside Fire Protection District.
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- Established
- 1958
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
Questions about Indian Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indian Creek, IL a good place to live?
Indian Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.