Housing data for Fox Lake Hills, IL
Fox Lake Hills, IL has an estimated 2,399 residents and 944 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Lake County.
9.4% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,390 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 2,399 (±542)
- Housing units
- 944 (±215)
- Households that rent
- 9.4%
- Median gross rent
- $1,390
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +8.8%
What stands out in Fox Lake Hills
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±6.8 points) in Fox Lake Hills, lower than in Lake County (15.6%).
Households that rent: 9.4% (±5.3 points) in Fox Lake Hills, lower than in Lake County (25.2%).
Households without a vehicle: 0.0% (±4.0 points) in Fox Lake Hills, lower than in Lake County (4.6%).
Median real estate taxes: $6,116 (±$353) in Fox Lake Hills, lower than in Lake County ($8,923).
Housing in Fox Lake Hills at a glance
- Median rent: $1,390 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 18.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 9.4% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $111,964 median household income
- Home values: $245,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,925 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $6,116 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 76.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 54.6% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 89.6% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 34.4 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +8.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 16.8% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Fox Lake Hills against Lake County, its state and the nation
| Fox Lake Hills | Lake County | Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,399 (±542) | 714,223 (exact) | 12,694,798 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 944 (±215) | 270,618 (±167) | 5,457,452 (±471) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 9.4% (±5.3 points) | 25.2% (±0.6 points) | 32.9% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,390 (±$437) | $1,477 (±$29) | $1,274 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $111,964 (±$20,635) | $110,416 (±$1,747) | $83,390 (±$362) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $245,000 (±$11,893) | $345,700 (±$3,502) | $263,300 (±$797) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $6,116 (±$353) | $8,923 (±$108) | $5,298 (±$22) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 54.6% (±14.0 points) | 46.2% (±0.9 points) | 63.4% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 34.4 minutes (±5.3) | 28.5 minutes (±0.4) | 27.8 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 95.2% (±3.7 points) | 94.3% (±0.4 points) | 90.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.4 years (±6.8) | 39.1 years (±0.2) | 39.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Fox Lake Hills covers 1.3 square miles of land, about 1,892 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Fox Lake Hills has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 2,204 (±286) | 2,399 (±542) | +8.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 1,019 (±98) | 944 (±215) | −7.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,376 (±$26) | $1,390 (±$437) | +1.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $173,100 (±$7,648) | $245,000 (±$11,893) | +41.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $77,686 (±$9,397) | $111,964 (±$20,635) | +44.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,588 (±$111) | $1,925 (±$152) | +21.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $4,693 (±$229) | $6,116 (±$353) | +30.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 12.8% (±6.7 points) | 9.4% (±5.3 points) | −3.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 10.5% (±12.2 points) | 0.0% (±33.7 points) | −10.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Lake County
Fox Lake Hills has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Lake County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Lake County recorded 125 violent and 746 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Fox Lake Hills
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Villa | 2.2 mi | $1,533 | $351,700 | 25.7% |
| Round Lake Heights | 2.2 mi | $1,453 | $216,800 | 23.7% |
| Long Lake | 2.9 mi | $1,530 | $220,100 | 17.5% |
| Fox Lake | 3.1 mi | $1,047 | $228,100 | 32.1% |
| Round Lake Beach | 3.2 mi | $1,543 | $199,200 | 20.7% |
| Lake Villa Township | 3.2 mi | $1,666 | $288,700 | 15.0% |
| Grant Township (Lake County) | 3.5 mi | $1,331 | $252,100 | 24.6% |
| Antioch Township | 3.6 mi | $1,159 | $283,200 | 20.4% |
Places in Illinois most like Fox Lake Hills
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Township | $1,500 | $212,000 | $127,833 | 10.7% |
| Long Lake | $1,530 | $220,100 | $104,621 | 17.5% |
| Crete | $1,309 | $228,500 | $97,147 | 10.0% |
| Yellowhead Township | $1,210 | $246,700 | $95,231 | 17.8% |
| Greenfield Township | $1,258 | $182,800 | $88,750 | 13.8% |
| Oakwood Hills | $1,886 | $282,300 | $109,907 | 8.5% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Illinois.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Fox Lake Hills, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,678 | $1,780 | $2,011 | $2,586 | $2,954 |
HUD income limits for Fox Lake Hills, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $25,550 | $42,550 | $68,050 |
| 2 people | $29,200 | $48,600 | $77,800 |
| 3 people | $32,850 | $54,700 | $87,500 |
| 4 people | $36,450 | $60,750 | $97,200 |
| 5 people | $39,400 | $65,650 | $105,000 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $70,500 | $112,800 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $75,350 | $120,550 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $80,200 | $128,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $121,500.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Fox Lake Hills is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Fox Lake Hills
What is the median household income in Fox Lake Hills?
The median household income in Fox Lake Hills is $111,964 (±$20,635) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Fox Lake Hills, IL?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $245,000 (±$11,893) for owner-occupied homes in Fox Lake Hills (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Fox Lake Hills?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Fox Lake Hills, IL is $1,925 (±$152) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Fox Lake Hills?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Fox Lake Hills, IL is $6,116 (±$353) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Fox Lake Hills?
Fox Lake Hills, IL has an estimated 944 (±215) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Fox Lake Hills?
54.6% of homes in Fox Lake Hills, IL were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Fox Lake Hills growing?
In Fox Lake Hills, the number of residents went from 2,204 in 2015–2019 to 2,399 in 2020–2024 (+8.8%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fox Lake Hills CDP, Illinois
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fox Lake Hills CDP, Illinois
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fox Lake Hills CDP, Illinois
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fox Lake Hills CDP, Illinois
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Fox Lake Hills CDP, Illinois
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fox Lake Hills CDP, Illinois
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Fox Lake Hills CDP, Illinois
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fox Lake Hills CDP, Illinois (place:27455, in state:17).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
The API needs a free key.
DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .