Westlake VillageIL
It is a town of 1,414 residents in Illinois.
Is Westlake Village a good place to live?
The best of Westlake Village’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 25 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Homes are expensive, about $239K for a typical one and 3.5 times the Rockford metro’s $68K median household income. On hazard risk, just 40 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. Only 17 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on history. Westlake Village has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Westlake Village stand out
Where Westlake Village beats most towns.
1,414 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Westlake Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Westlake Village is from typical.
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Moving to Westlake Village: who provides what
Westlake Village is unincorporated, so Winnebago 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 Westlake Village.
Westlake Village faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Westlake Village’s FEMA risk score stands at 15 of 100, below both the Illinois town median (50 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects here, 47% come from inland flooding and 19% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Young adults are less common in Westlake Village than in Illinois
14% of Westlake Village residents are 65 or older, against 19% in Illinois’ towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Adults 18 to 34 are 7% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 49% of residents (39% statewide). For Westlake Village, the median age is 45 years. Here, 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 38% in Illinois as a whole.
| Westlake Village | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Median age | 45 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 26% and 59% women
The Census survey reached too few of Westlake Village’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Westlake Village | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 1.9% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.1% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 32.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.9% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.5% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Most of Westlake Village’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The share of residents in Westlake Village who live below the poverty line: 2.1%. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles. The average trip to work here is 28 minutes. The top destinations are Rockford (32%), Pecatonica (8%) and Chicago (4%).
| Westlake Village | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Westlake Village is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Westlake Village, 38% have obesity. The town beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. In Westlake Village, 19% of adults binge drink, and 16% say their health is fair or poor.
| Westlake Village | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Westlake Village | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 15.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Westlake Village: four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 37 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of households are owner-occupiers in Westlake Village than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
0% of Westlake Village is conserved land
0.5 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Parks and preserves in Westlake Village: one, of 13 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westlake Village Park | 0.5 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Illinois Railway Museum and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westlake Village. Close and well known come first.
40 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
10 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
12 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
34 mi National Historic SiteRonald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site
38 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
38 mi MuseumEllwood HousePhoto credits
Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0
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Everything we know about Westlake Village
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Westlake Village
About 1 of every 100 Westlake Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Westlake Village for work
Where Westlake Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Westlake Village
Census-designated place in Illinois, USA
Westlake Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It is in the western part of the county, in the southeast part of Pecatonica Township, with a small portion extending east into Burritt Township. It is built around a golf course and a small reservoir (Westlake) on Coolidge Creek. It is 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the village of Winnebago and 11 miles (18 km) west-northwest of the city of Rockford. As of the 2020 census, Westlake Village had a population of 1,493. Westlake Village was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 781 ft
Questions about Westlake Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Westlake Village, IL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $239,000, 19% 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 D.