Lake Forest.
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Illinois·Lake County
7 tracts·17K people·$938K median·1,005/mi²
White 80 · Asian 6 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Black 1 · Other 1
Married couple 68 · Living alone 19 · Other 14
Health 40 · Professional 23 · Retail 13 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 70 · Sales · office 17 · Service 8 · Production · transport 4 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 46 · Work from home 33 · Transit 13 · Walk 5 · Carpool 4 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lake Forest is $938,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 2.0× the US median of $458,812.
Lake Forest has 19,416 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 46.1; the population is 80.2% White, 6.4% Asian, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Multiracial, 1.0% Black and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 80.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Everett Elem School (74%), Sheridan Elem School (72%) and Cherokee Elem School (53%) lead the elementary schools; Deer Path Middle Sch West (68%) and Deer Path Middle Sch East (61%) lead the middle schools; Lake Forest High School is the high school with reported scores (67%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,815/month, 15% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Lake Forest is $235,081 a year, 173% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Lake Forest, median rent is $1,815/month and the median home value is $938,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Lake Forest reported 0.5 violent crimes and 6.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 93 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lake Forest are cold wave (80), tornado (77) and strong wind (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Lake Forest, 4.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).