Round Lake HeightsIL
A town of 2,580, settled in 1970.
Is Round Lake Heights a good place to live?
Round Lake Heights grades B+ overall, 361st of 767 graded towns in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It reports less crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns and 0% of its land is conserved. It also does better than most on health: residents are healthier than 69% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $312K for a typical one and 3.4 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 34% of residents are under 18 in Round Lake Heights, above both Illinois’ towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). On civic life, just 39 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns do worse.
What makes Round Lake Heights stand out
Where Round Lake Heights beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Round Lake Heights for work
Where Round Lake Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Round Lake Heights grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Round Lake Heights is from typical.
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Wrigley Field and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Round Lake Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw9 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
29 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
26 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
24 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
39 mi Park & preserveLincoln ParkPhoto 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 · Lincoln Park: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Round Lake Heights: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Round Lake Heights, 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 Round Lake Heights.
Round Lake Heights sends most of its workers to Chicago and beyond and sees little violent crime.
For safety, Round Lake Heights earns an A
Violent crime is rare: 1 reported in 2025, 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
The violent offense rate in Round Lake Heights is 0.4 per 1,000 residents. The rate of thefts and burglaries locally is 4.6 per 1,000 residents.
| Round Lake Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Round Lake Heights stands out in Illinois and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Round Lake Heights has 267 jobs for its 1,146 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The top destinations are Chicago (9%), Waukegan (5%) and Mundelein (4%). Jobs in Round Lake Heights grew by 59 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 267. Round Lake Heights’ mean commuting time is 34 minutes. The median commute is under 15 miles.
| Round Lake Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For health, Round Lake Heights earns a B+
19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Round Lake Heights. The town beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Round Lake Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 78% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Round Lake Heights | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 18.7% | 24.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 14% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Round Lake Heights
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 15°; snowfall runs to about 43 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Round Lake Heights is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
On expected storm and flood damage, Round Lake Heights sits above 59% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Round Lake Heights households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2013. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 20%. Since 1993, Round Lake Heights has seen 11 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For cost of living, Round Lake Heights earns a C+
The rent at the middle of the market for Round Lake Heights comes to $1,453 a month. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 5.3%. For households locally, the share who live in a home they own is 76%.
| Round Lake Heights | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,453 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Round Lake Heights
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Round Lake Heights
About 7 of every 100 Round Lake Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Round Lake Heights
Village in Illinois, United States
Round Lake Heights is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 2,622.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
Round Lake Heights’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Round Lake Heights.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Lake Heights | #361 | B+ | C+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Long Lake | #521 | C+ | B− | — | C | B− |
| Round Lake Beach | #505 | B− | C | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Lake Villa | #151 | A | C+ | A− | B+ | A− |
Long Lake reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Round Lake Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Round Lake Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Round Lake Heights, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Round Lake Heights grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #361 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health, A for safety and C+ for schools.
Is Round Lake Heights, IL safe?
Yes, by national standards. Round Lake Heights reports less crime per resident than 91% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade: 1 violent and 12 property crimes in 2025.
Is Round Lake Heights, 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+.