Home values, rents and more in McHenry County, IL
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How McHenry County, IL compares
The typical home in McHenry County, IL is worth about $368,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in McHenry County, IL are 3% above the typical value in the Chicago metro area ($356,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in McHenry County, IL rose 4.7%, compared with +5.0% in the Chicago metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,993 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 8% below the Chicago metro area ($2,163) and 3% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 4.6% over the past year.
The median household income is $104,802, against $90,887 in the Chicago metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 317,751 people live in McHenry County, IL (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
McHenry County, IL has the 6th-highest typical home value of the 13 counties in the Chicago metro area and the 6th-highest of 102 in Illinois with Zillow figures.
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Cities in McHenry County, IL
- Crystal Lake, IL $382,000
- Algonquin, IL $414,000
- Lake in the Hills, IL $378,000
- McHenry, IL $313,000
- Huntley, IL $428,000
- Woodstock, IL $335,000
- Cary, IL $381,000
- Harvard, IL $280,000
- Island Lake, IL $307,000
- Marengo, IL $368,000
- Lakemoor, IL $297,000
- Johnsburg, IL $405,000
- Spring Grove, IL $426,000
- Fox River Grove, IL $362,000
- Wonder Lake, IL $293,000
- Richmond, IL $388,000
- Oakwood Hills, IL $350,000
- Bull Valley, IL $652,000
- Hebron, IL $317,000
- McCullom Lake, IL $231,000
- Ringwood, IL $505,000
- Holiday Hills, IL $290,000
- Union, IL $440,000
- Trout Valley, IL $573,000
ZIP codes in McHenry County, IL
- 60012 · Crystal Lake $486,000
- 60013 · Cary $383,000
- 60014 · Crystal Lake $368,000
- 60021 · Fox River Grove $362,000
- 60033 · Harvard $279,000
- 60034 · Hebron $324,000
- 60042 · Island Lake $307,000
- 60050 · McHenry $314,000
- 60051 · Lakemoor $332,000
- 60071 · Richmond $394,000
- 60072 · Ringwood $506,000
- 60081 · Spring Grove $425,000
- 60097 · Wonder Lake $294,000
- 60098 · Woodstock $342,000
- 60102 · Algonquin $415,000
- 60142 · Huntley $428,000
- 60152 · Marengo $366,000
- 60156 · Lake in the Hills $378,000
- 60180 · Union $433,000
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.