Town guide

Lily Lake, Illinois

Lily Lake is a village in Kane County, Illinois, home to about 1,293 people across 2.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 60151 and 60175.

Homes sold for a median of $207 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1,293475 per sq mi
Median home value$418,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$207Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking49%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Lily Lake

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lily Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Lily Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)30 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL41 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lily Lake; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lily Lake

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lily Lake had 1,032 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.

It’s the 627th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Kane County grew from 78,792 residents in 1900 to 516,522 in 2020.

Lily Lake population by census2000: 825, 2010: 993, 2020: 1,032825200099320101,0322020

Kane County, 1900–2020

Kane County population, 1900 to 20201900: 78,792, 1910: 91,862, 1920: 99,499, 1930: 125,327, 1940: 130,206, 1950: 150,388, 1960: 208,246, 1970: 251,005, 1980: 278,405, 1990: 317,471, 2000: 404,119, 2010: 515,269, 2020: 516,52279K’00’1099K’20’30130K’40’50208K’60’70278K’80’90404K’00’10517K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 39.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 32 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Lily LakeJan: high 30°F, low 14°F, 2 in; Feb: high 34°F, low 17°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 26°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 37°F, 4 in; May: high 70°F, low 48°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 61°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 53°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 41°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 30°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 20°F, 2.2 in30°14°Jan2.034°17°Feb1.946°26°Mar2.459°37°Apr4.070°48°May5.180°58°Jun4.584°63°Jul4.082°61°Aug4.376°53°Sep3.563°41°Oct3.348°30°Nov2.736°20°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Elgin, IL weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Kane County

194,921 jobs at 13,537 businesses in Kane County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Kane CountyManufacturing: 32,033 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 24,971 jobs; Retail trade: 24,486 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 18,752 jobs; Administrative and support: 16,661 jobs; Wholesale trade: 13,709 jobs; Construction: 13,329 jobs; Professional services: 10,238 jobsManufacturing 16% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 10% Administrative and support 9% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 7% Professional services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

223 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lily Lake’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Geneva7.9 miles
  • Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Elgin10.3 miles
  • Advocate Sherman HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Elgin10.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors11
Specialist doctors44
Dentists23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants27
Mental health providers76
Physical and occupational therapists24
Optometrists3
Chiropractors15
Pharmacies1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Lily Lake

Grocery stores

  • Jewel-Osco2.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Shamrock Specialty Rx3.8 mi

Libraries

  • Town & Country Public Library3.1 mi

Museums

  • Garfield Farm Museum4.3 mi
  • Garfield Farm Museum4.3 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Lily Lake

Public schools here are run by St Charles CUSD 303, Central CUSD 301, Kaneland CUSD 302 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Ferson Creek SchoolSaint CharlesPre-K–5533Public6.1 mi
Lily Lake Grade SchoolMaple ParkPre-K–5275Public0.9 mi
Bell-Graham Elementary SchoolSaint CharlesK–5520Public4.7 mi
Kaneland IgKnight AcademyMaple Park3–8100Public4.7 mi
Kane Co Detention CenterSaint Charles6–12—Alternative Education6.9 mi
Fox Valley Career CenterMaple Park9–12—Career and Technical4.8 mi
Kaneland Senior High SchoolMaple Park9–121,201Public4.8 mi
St Charles North High SchoolSaint Charles9–121,903Public8.2 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Patrick Catholic SchoolSaint CharlesPre-K–8426Roman Catholic7.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with St. Charles, Campton Hills, Elgin, Maple Park, Cortland and Virgil.

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