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
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 airport
Chicago 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
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 11th DistrictBill Foster (D)
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.
Kane County, 1900–2020
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.
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:
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 doctors
11
Specialist doctors
44
Dentists
23
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
27
Mental health providers
76
Physical and occupational therapists
24
Optometrists
3
Chiropractors
15
Pharmacies
1
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ferson Creek SchoolSaint Charles
Pre-K–5
533
Public
6.1 mi
Lily Lake Grade SchoolMaple Park
Pre-K–5
275
Public
0.9 mi
Bell-Graham Elementary SchoolSaint Charles
K–5
520
Public
4.7 mi
Kaneland IgKnight AcademyMaple Park
3–8
100
Public
4.7 mi
Kane Co Detention CenterSaint Charles
6–12
—
Alternative Education
6.9 mi
Fox Valley Career CenterMaple Park
9–12
—
Career and Technical
4.8 mi
Kaneland Senior High SchoolMaple Park
9–12
1,201
Public
4.8 mi
St Charles North High SchoolSaint Charles
9–12
1,903
Public
8.2 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Patrick Catholic SchoolSaint Charles
Pre-K–8
426
Roman Catholic
7.1 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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