IL area data
Great Lakes, IL
Great Lakes, IL.
Population: 14,400 (Census ACS)
2 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with coldwave, strongwind, tornado the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is at the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 325.3 (+6.1% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,940/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $2,080/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $2,340/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,010/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $3,490/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 100.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $11.30/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Charter schools
- 1
- Schools include
- Forrestal Elem School, LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- coldWave, strongWind, tornado, inlandFlooding, lightning
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Very High · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 22% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 19.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Outboard Marine Corp. (4.2 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 41.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 201
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 39
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 140
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Pullman National Historical Park (44 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 26
- Nearest airport
- Waukegan National Airport (UGN) (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Chicago Executive Airport (PWK) (14 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 82
- Hospitals include
- LOYOLA GOTTLIEB MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL, MT SINAI HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.2 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 110
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Housing built before 1970
- 27.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 21.2%
- Mean commute to work
- 9 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 86.0%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 289,339
- Average weekly wage
- $1,795
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Administrative Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 432
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is typical rent in Great Lakes, IL?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $2,340/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Great Lakes, IL?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coldWave, strongWind, tornado, inlandFlooding, lightning.
- What is the wildfire risk in Great Lakes, IL?
- Risk to homes is higher than 22% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Great Lakes, IL?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Great Lakes, IL?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Outboard Marine Corp., 4.2 mi.
- How many schools serve Great Lakes, IL?
- 2 schools (2 elementary) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in Great Lakes, IL?
- Good. Median AQI: 40. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Great Lakes, IL?
- Regional Price Parity: 100.0 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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