Lake HolidayIL
In Illinois, this town has 5,641 residents.
Is Lake Holiday a good place to live?
Lake Holiday’s grades pull in different directions. Incomes are its strong suit (A−): the median household earns $108K. With a B overall, Lake Holiday is better than 58% of U.S. towns and ranks 418th of 767 in Illinois. It is strong on health as well (B+): residents are healthier than 73% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $256K, 3.5 years of the Ottawa area’s $72K median household income. What counts against it is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Its average commute is 45 minutes, above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow.
What makes Lake Holiday stand out
Where Lake Holiday beats most towns.
Lake Holiday has grown 19% from 2010 to 2020
4,761 counted in 2010 and 5,687 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Lake Holiday grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Lake Holiday is from typical.
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Moving to Lake Holiday: who provides what
Lake Holiday is unincorporated, so LaSalle 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 Lake Holiday.
Lake Holiday carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Illinois (mostly inland flooding), sends most of its workers to Sandwich and beyond and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Lake Holiday has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 90% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $436 per resident a year; that rating is what its A− for hazard risk is built on.
In Lake Holiday, the FEMA hazard score is 20 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 42% come from inland flooding and 35% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Lake Holiday sends most of its workers out of town
Lake Holiday has 114 jobs for its 1,932 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 45.4 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Just 2% of Lake Holiday’s working residents have a job in town. In Lake Holiday, 2.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Also worth knowing: jobs in Lake Holiday grew by 24 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 114. Only one of the 768 Illinois towns we compare has a higher average commute than Lake Holiday.
| Lake Holiday | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 45 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $108,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For health, Lake Holiday earns a B+
Against the 7,478 U.S. towns with household incomes like Lake Holiday’s, it is healthier than 53%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
For adults in Lake Holiday, the share who get no exercise outside work is 21%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Lake Holiday beats Illinois on 6 and trails on 2.
| Lake Holiday | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lake Holiday | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Lake Holiday, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 25 inches of snow, with January nights at 15° and July afternoons at 84°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lake Holiday is older than the Illinois average
Among residents in Lake Holiday, 17% are under 18. People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). For Lake Holiday, the midpoint age is 46.9 years. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Lake Holiday | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.9 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Lake Holiday | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.9% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 16.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Homes in Lake Holiday sell for about $411K
On the market in Lake Holiday: a median 50 days to sell. Lake Holiday: 92% of households own their home. Sellers in Lake Holiday got 98.2% of the asking price, typically.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lake Holiday
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lake Holiday; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Lake Holiday residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Lake Holiday for work
Where Lake Holiday’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lake Holiday
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Lake Holiday is a census-designated place located on Lake Holiday in Northville Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 5,687 as of the 2020 census. The homes on the western banks of the lake are served by the Somonauk Fire Department/EMS and the Somonauk School District, while the eastern banks of the lake are covered by Sandwich municipal services (Fire/EMS, CUSD 430). However, due to the community's location south of the LaSalle-DeKalb county line, neither Sandwich Police nor Somonauk Police have any jurisdiction. Instead, the area is patrolled by local security, which has limited authority. For serious matters, the community is covered by the LaSalle County…
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- Area
- 3.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 650 ft
Lake Holiday’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Lake Holiday.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Holiday | #418 | B | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Somonauk | — | — | B | A− | A− | B+ |
Somonauk has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lake Holiday reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Lake Holiday with a neighbor →
Questions about Lake Holiday
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lake Holiday, IL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Lake Holiday grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #418 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Lake Holiday, IL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $256,000, 13% 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−.