LakemoorIL
A town of 6,449, settled in 1960.
Is Lakemoor a good place to live?
Lakemoor grades B− overall, 470th of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $100K and residents are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 88% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Lakemoor’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. On history, just 28 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse.
99% of working residents leave Lakemoor for work
Where Lakemoor’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lakemoor grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Lakemoor is from typical.
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Moving to Lakemoor: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lakemoor, 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 Lakemoor.
Lakemoor sends most of its workers to Chicago and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by Illinois’s; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Illinois (mostly inland flooding).
Lakemoor earns an A− for health
29% of Lakemoor adults have high blood pressure. Lakemoor beats the Illinois average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Lakemoor adults binge drink.
| Lakemoor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lakemoor | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.2% | 5.9% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 69.7% | 75.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Lakemoor is higher than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $1,050 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1993, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lakemoor.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Lakemoor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moraine Hills State Park | — | 11 |
| 2. Heritage Community Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Morrison Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most working residents commute out of Lakemoor
Lakemoor has 837 jobs for its 2,943 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 35.6 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
Most working residents leave Lakemoor for work: only 1% work in town. 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Lakemoor. Jobs based in Lakemoor grew to 837 in 2023, 81 more than in 2013.
| Lakemoor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 13% | 11% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lakemoor
Lakemoor has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 14° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Younger than Illinois overall
People 65 and older are 10% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (22% statewide). Lakemoor’s median age is 35.5 years. Lakemoor has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 6,449 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Lakemoor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 9.7% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 27% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.5 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
43% women, 57% men
About 132 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.3 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 64% are men (IL 50%).
| Lakemoor | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.4% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Less crime per resident in Lakemoor than in 56% of U.S. towns
At 16.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 57% of Illinois’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 6 reported in 2025, 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Homes in Lakemoor are worth about $297K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Lakemoor home is worth about $297,000, up 3.9% in a year, close to the Illinois typical home. The median rent in Lakemoor is $1,726 a month.
| Lakemoor | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,726 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 65% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Wrigley Field and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lakemoor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw14 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
26 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
18 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum2 mi MuseumVolo Auto MuseumPhoto 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 · 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
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Everything we know about Lakemoor
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lakemoor
About 5 of every 100 Lakemoor residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Lakemoor
Village in Illinois, United States
Lakemoor is a village in Lake and McHenry counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,182.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 5.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 748 ft
Lakemoor’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lakemoor.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its B−; Nunda Township (B) is closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakemoor | #470 | B− | C− | B | B− | A− |
| Volo | #276 | A− | C− | — | B− | A |
| Johnsburg | #377 | B | C+ | — | B | B+ |
| Wauconda Township | #301 | B+ | C | — | B | A− |
| Nunda Township | #391 | B | C− | — | B | A− |
Volo, Johnsburg, Wauconda Township and Nunda Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lakemoor with a neighbor →
Questions about Lakemoor
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lakemoor, IL a good place to live?
Lakemoor grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #470 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health, B for safety and B− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Lakemoor, IL expensive?
Yes. That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($90,887 across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.