Third LakeIL
A town of 1,103, incorporated in 1959.
Is Third Lake a good place to live?
Third Lake’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for health, and an A− for walkability. 69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Third Lake, where Illinois’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 8 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score higher on incomes. On history, just 61 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve, at 22 acres. Third Lake's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. Third Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Third Lake stand out
Where Third Lake beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Third Lake | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 15.9% |
1,103 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Third Lake grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Third Lake is from typical.
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Six Flags Great America and 111 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Third Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw4 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
26 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
Big draw39 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a year
23 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store MuseumPhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5
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Moving to Third Lake: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Third Lake, 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 Third Lake.
Third Lake stands out in Illinois and nationally: a smaller share of its adults feel lonely
27% of adults feel lonely in Third Lake, below both the Illinois town median (33%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 13% of Third Lake adults report frequent mental distress. Third Lake beats the Illinois average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Third Lake | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 36% |
| What stands out | Third Lake | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.5% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of households in Third Lake own their home than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
99% of households own their home in Third Lake. The typical Third Lake home is worth about $425,000, up 4.2% in a year, 43% above the Illinois typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Third Lake faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Third Lake has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Third Lake has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Third Lake is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Third Lake
Most working residents leave Third Lake for work: only 1% work in town. Third Lake’s median household income is $150,000. Since 2013, Third Lake has added 226 jobs, to 428 in 2023.
| Third Lake | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $150,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 21% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve | — | 22 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Third Lake
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Third Lake
About 6 of every 100 Third Lake residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Third Lake
Village in Illinois, United States
Third Lake is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,111.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
Questions about Third Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Third Lake, 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 B−.