Is Volo a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Volo grades A− overall, 276th of 767 graded towns in Illinois. The median household earns $161K. It is healthier than 94% of U.S. towns. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $381K for a typical one and 4.2 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Volo’s median household income is $161,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Volo's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 95% of U.S. towns. On history, just 105 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse.
What makes Volo stand out
Where Volo beats most towns.
Volo has grown 131% since 2010
2,929 counted in 2010 and 6,122 in 2020; an estimated 6,805 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 10.6% since 2020, after 109% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Volo grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Volo is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Volo: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Volo, 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 Volo.
Volo has less heart disease than most of Illinois, costs more than Round Lake or any other town next door and sends most of its workers to Chicago and beyond.
Volo stands out in Illinois and nationally, with fewer of its adults who have high blood pressure
Its widest gap with Illinois is heart disease: 3.3% of its 4,194 adults have heart disease, against 5.9% statewide. Its A for health tops all 5 graded neighbors; Lakemoor (A−) comes closest.
25% of Volo adults have high blood pressure. Only 4 of the 767 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have diabetes than Volo. 32% of Volo adults have obesity.
| Volo | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Volo | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 3.3% | 5.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 66.3% | 75.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Volo than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
Volo has 900 jobs for its 3,175 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 601 in 2013 to 900.
0.8% of working residents work locally in Volo. Jobs based in Volo grew to 900 in 2023, 299 more than in 2013. Volo’s average trip to work is 32 minutes.
| Volo | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 20% | 11% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For cost of living, Volo earns a C−
Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Round Lake is next at $329K. The median property tax bill is $9,583, against $5,298 across Illinois, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Volo is $2,169 a month. Typical home values rose 4.9% in the year to September 2026.
| Volo | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,169 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Volo, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Volo has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 15° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12.7% of Volo is conserved land
0.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Marl Flat Forest Preserve, at 69 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marl Flat Forest Preserve | — | 69 |
| 2. Singing Hills Forest Preseve | — | 67 |
| 3. Symphony Meadows South Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Volo faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wrigley Field and 70 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Volo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
26 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
24 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
39 mi TheatreSteppenwolf Theatre CompanyPhoto credits
Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Steppenwolf Theatre Company: victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Volo
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Volo
About 5 of every 100 Volo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Volo for work
Where Volo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Volo
Village in Illinois, United States
Volo is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated as a village on April 26, 1993. Per the 2020 census, the population was 6,122.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1993
- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
Volo’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Volo.
It grades higher overall than all 5 graded towns on its borders; Wauconda Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volo | #276 | A− | C− | — | B− | A |
| Lakemoor | #470 | B− | C− | B | B− | A− |
| Fox Lake | #509 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B | B− |
| Grant Township | #479 | B− | C | — | B− | B |
| Wauconda Township | #301 | B+ | C | — | B | A− |
| Round Lake | #366 | B | C− | A− | B− | A− |
Volo, Grant Township and Wauconda Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Volo with a neighbor →
Questions about Volo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Volo, IL a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Volo grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #276 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health and B− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Volo, IL expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.