A town of 11,131, settled in 1907. A typical home worth about $259K.
The 3 things Fox Lake does most differently from other towns.
Where Fox Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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Ordered by what stands out in Fox Lake. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Fox Lake home is worth about $259,000, up 4.7% in a year, 13% below the Illinois typical home.
Most working residents leave Fox Lake for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (11%), McHenry (3%) and Waukegan (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Fox Lake beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| What stands out | Fox Lake | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.2% | 6.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.6% |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.
Fox Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Fox Lake reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 63% report less.
1.0 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chain O'Lakes State Park | 0.4 mi | 29 |
| 2. Lakefront Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Gander Mountain Forest Preserve | — | 1 |
11 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Village in Illinois, United States
Fox Lake is a village in Lake County, Illinois and Burton Township, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. Fox Lake is a northwestern Chicago suburb. The population was 10,978 at the 2020 census. It is located 50 miles north of Chicago.
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4 towns share a border with Fox Lake.