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Home values, rents and more in Island Lake, IL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$307,000
Metro: $356,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+5.9%
Metro: +5.0% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
8,014
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$103,156
Metro: $90,887 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Island Lake, IL, shaded by typical home valueIsland Lake
  • Under $310k
  • $310k–$350k
  • $350k–$370k
  • $370k–$400k
  • $400k+
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ZIP codes around Island Lake, IL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Island Lake is outlined.

How Island Lake compares

The typical home in Island Lake, IL is worth about $307,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Island Lake are 14% below the typical value in the Chicago metro area ($356,000) and 16% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Island Lake rose 5.9%, compared with +5.0% in the Chicago metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $103,156, against $90,887 in the Chicago metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 8,014 people live in Island Lake (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Island Lake has the 110th-lowest typical home value of the 326 cities in the Chicago metro area and the 234th-highest of 1,005 in Illinois with Zillow figures.

Part of: McHenry County, IL · Chicago metro area · Illinois

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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