JohnsburgIL
A town of 6,445.
Is Johnsburg a good place to live?
Johnsburg is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B overall, 377th of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $121K. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 72% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $405K, 4.5 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Johnsburg’s median household income is $121,000, above both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The biggest park or preserve is Weingart Rd Sedge Meadow Nature Preserve, at 125 acres.
95% of working residents leave Johnsburg for work
Where Johnsburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Johnsburg grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Johnsburg is from typical.
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Moving to Johnsburg: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Johnsburg, 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 Johnsburg.
For cost of living, Johnsburg earns a C+
93% of households own their home in Johnsburg. Typical home values rose 5.4% in the year to September 2026.
| Johnsburg | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,128 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Johnsburg’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Johnsburg for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Johnsburg grew to 1,984 in 2023, 406 more than in 2013. 12% of Johnsburg residents live below the poverty line.
| Johnsburg | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For health, Johnsburg earns a B+
Its widest gap with Illinois is no health insurance: 6.4% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 9.9% statewide. Against the 5,612 U.S. towns with household incomes like Johnsburg’s, it is less healthy than 62%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Johnsburg beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Johnsburg | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | Johnsburg | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Johnsburg
Johnsburg has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Johnsburg’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Johnsburg
Johnsburg's reported crime rate is well below Illinois's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 6 violent crimes were reported in 2022.
| Johnsburg | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 8.6 per 1,000 residents | 10.6 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
Conserved land covers 6.7% of Johnsburg
0.8 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Johnsburg is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Johnsburg | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hiller Park | 0.4 mi | 19 |
| 2. Weingart Rd Sedge Meadow Nature Preserve | — | 125 |
| 3. McHenry Township Park | 0.2 mi | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Johnsburg
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Johnsburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Six Flags Great America and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Johnsburg. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
32 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
30 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
18 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
26 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre6 mi MuseumVolo Auto MuseumPhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about Johnsburg
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Johnsburg
About 4 of every 100 Johnsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Johnsburg
Village in Illinois, United States
Johnsburg is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, with a population of 6,355 as of the 2020 U.S. census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 7.7 sq mi
Johnsburg’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Johnsburg.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsburg | #377 | B | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Pistakee Highlands | #392 | B | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Lakemoor | #470 | B− | C− | B | B− | A− |
| McHenry | #344 | B+ | C− | A− | B− | B+ |
| Ringwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| McCullom Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wonder Lake | #237 | A− | C+ | A | B+ | B+ |
Johnsburg and Pistakee Highlands report no FBI crime data of their own. Ringwood and McCullom Lake aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Johnsburg with a neighbor →
Questions about Johnsburg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Johnsburg, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Johnsburg grades B overall, better than 64% of U.S. towns and #377 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Johnsburg, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.