Spring Grove is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, home to about 5,917 people across 9.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60081, and parts of 60071 are in Spring Grove too.
Homes sold for a median of $213 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population5,917654 per sq mi
Median home value$398,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$213Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Spring Grove. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Spring Grove
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Milwaukee, WI45 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL50 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Spring Grove; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Spring Grove had 5,487 residents in the 2020 census, up 41% since 2000.
It’s the 305th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
McHenry County grew from 29,759 residents in 1900 to 310,229 in 2020.
McHenry 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 36.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pell Lake, WI weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in McHenry County
87,684 jobs at 8,140 businesses in McHenry County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
29 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Spring Grove.
Nearest hospitals
Northwestern Medicine MchenryGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Mchenry8.9 miles
Mercy Walworth Hospital & Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lake Geneva15.5 miles
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 Spring Grove
Parks (5 nearby)
Thelen Park · 31 acres1.1 mi
Horse Fair Park · 21 acres0.7 mi
Spring Grove Fen Nature Preserve0.3 mi
Thomas Memorial County Park0.6 mi
Turner Lake Fen Nature Preserve1.8 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Jewel-Osco1.1 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens1.2 mi
Libraries
Johnsburg Public Library District4.2 mi
Nippersink Public Library District4.4 mi
Fox Lake Public Library4.6 mi
Museums
Powers-Walker Historical Homestead4.8 mi
Grant Township Museum5.3 mi
Lost Valley Visitor Center5.3 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Spring Grove
Public schools here are run by Fox Lake GSD 114, Nippersink SD 2. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lotus SchoolSpring Grove
Pre-K–4
345
Public
2.3 mi
Spring Grove Elementary SchoolSpring Grove
Pre-K–5
327
Public
0.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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