CitytisticsShortlist

Cost of living, pay and housing

41.62° N · 88.66° W · GEOID 1741157

Lake Holiday

LaSalle County, Illinois · part of the Ottawa, IL metro

IllinoisLake Holiday, ILLake HolidayLake Holiday

The short answer

Lake Holiday is home to 5,641 people. Median household income is $107,875 a year and median rent is $1,496 a month, 16.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $256,400, about 2.4x annual median household income.

Lake Holiday stands out on how people work. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 315 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 321 Illinois places we track. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 335 Illinois places we track.

37OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Lake Holiday scores better than 37% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 265th of 335 in Illinois.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%87
Economy 20%58
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%0
Education 10%48
Commute 10%0
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,496
10% above the median place
Median household income
$107,875
34% above the median place
Median home value
$256,400
20% below the median place
Unemployment
5.3%
9% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Lake Holiday

  • Value for moneyHome values are about 25% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture. Experimental
  • HousingHomeowners pay a median of about 2.1% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 92% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Lake Holiday

LaSalle County gains about 1.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,822
Moved out3,699
Net+123

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Illinois, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IllinoisOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$56K
Leavers$60K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of LaSalle County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
4.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into LaSalle County report $55,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$59,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,496 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,913 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $256,400.
Getting to work
45 minutes each way on average; 8.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Fort Shawnee, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.9%
56% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$55,657
21% below the median place
Income of households moving out6
$59,744
15% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.7%19% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%56% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure1.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$55,65721% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$59,74415% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 86 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Lake Holiday16.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$59,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
16.6%
19% below the median place
Home price to income
2.4x
37% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$90,000
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lake Holiday, $1,496 a month. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lake Holiday, but easier on the budget

Places that match Lake Holiday on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Fort Shawnee, OH9313.7% vs 16.6%n/aCompare
Schlusser, PA9212.7% vs 16.6%n/aCompare
Dyer, IN9213.7% vs 16.6%n/aCompare
Rainsville, AL918.4% vs 16.6%n/aCompare

Moving from somewhere else? Work out the salary you would need in Lake Holiday.

Sponsored · exampleMoving to Lake Holiday? Compare quotes from licensed movers. No partner is signed yet. Sponsored offers are always labelled and never change the data.
Homeownership1
92.2%
39% above the median place
Property tax rate1
2.1%
133% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$5,444
67% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,49610% above
Rent to income116.6%19% below
Property tax rate12.1%133% above
Home price to income12.4x37% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,05235% below
HUD area median income3County figure$105,2002% below
Property tax paid (median)1$5,44467% above
Median home value1$256,40020% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure8.1%154% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure51.8%1% above
Homeownership192.2%39% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.1%15% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9132% above
Vacant homes110.2%44% above
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
45 min
82% above the median place
Income per person1
$59,371
48% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$107,87534% above
Income per person1$59,37148% above
Unemployment1County figure5.3%9% above
Average annual pay5County figure$60,9758% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure4.2%14% above
Jobs5County figure38,72074% below
Poverty rate1County figure13.9%29% above
Mean commute145 min82% above
Works from home18.9%28% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 97.9%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
97.9%
6% above the median place
Median age1
46.9
20% above the median place
Household size1
2.4
6% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15,6416182nd largest
Median age146.920% above
Bachelor's or higher131.0%3% below
High school or higher197.9%6% above
Household size12.46% below
Born abroad1County figure3.9%56% below
No health insurance1County figure4.0%38% below
Homes with broadband191.1%1% below
05

Life in Lake Holiday

The nearest National Park Service site is Pullman National Historical Park, about 55 miles away.

Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Pullman National Historical Park 55 miles
  • Indiana Dunes National Park 81 miles
  • Lincoln Home National Historic Site 136 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars27.7 +33%
Shops34.8 +15%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.2 +27%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.8 −27%
Child care centers0.7 −70%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
55.0
79% above the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
0.7
70% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
27.7
33% above the median place
All 17 schools and local life measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure54above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure14,523197% above
Students per teacher10County figure12.618% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure27.733% above
Shops per 10k7County figure34.815% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure5.227% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure14.827% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure0.770% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site955.079% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9150% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 21.3, 65% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lake Holiday. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
21.3
65% below the median place
January average low11
15°F
39% below the median place
Hurricane risk12
30.3
57% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureLake HolidayAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure84°F3% below
January average low11County figure15°F39% below
Average temperature11County figure50°F8% below
Annual precipitation11County figure37.1 in15% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure86.17% below
Hurricane risk12County figure30.357% below
Tornado risk12County figure84.13% above
Wildfire risk12County figure21.365% below
Heat wave risk12County figure69.723% below
08

Lake Holiday in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Lake Holiday does better than 88% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 18%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,496/mo (2024)$1,880/mo$1,550 to $2,300/mo+3.9%
Median household income$107,875 (2024)$138,000$116,500 to $163,000+4.2%
Median home value$256,400 (2024)$359,000$261,000 to $495,000+5.8%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Lake Holiday

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Middletown, PA$1,545$97,607Compare
Oakville, CT$1,414$95,515Compare
Blandon, PA$1,335$109,417Compare
Atco, NJ$1,532$105,847Compare
Atco, NJBlandon, PAOakville, CTMiddletown, PALake Holiday, ILLake HolidayOakvilleBlandonAtcoLake HolidayOakvilleBlandonAtco

Places built like Lake Holiday

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Lake Holiday performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Lake Holiday, IL16.6%4.7%/yrn/a
Highland, IN20.8%5.7%/yrn/aCompare
Waterford, WI20.0%-1.3%/yr8.5%Compare
Fort Shawnee, OH13.7%4.6%/yrn/aCompare
Shields, MI13.7%6.0%/yrn/aCompare
Cortland, OH12.1%2.8%/yr-1.2%Compare
Coal City, IL18.5%-0.5%/yr2.1%Compare

Common questions

Is Lake Holiday a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 37 out of 100, better than 37% of the places we rate and 265th of 335 in Illinois. Home values are about 25% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture. Homeowners pay a median of about 2.1% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 92% of the 2,266 places under 10,000 people we track. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lake Holiday expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 16.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $256,400.

What salary do you need to live in Lake Holiday?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $59,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lake Holiday?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Middletown, PA, Oakville, CT, Blandon, PA and Atco, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Lake Holiday with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lake Holiday itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lake-holiday-illinois

Citytistics. “Lake Holiday, Illinois.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lake-holiday-illinois/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.