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42.35° N · 87.89° W · GEOID 1757654

Park City

Lake County, Illinois · part of the Chicago, IL metro

Limited data core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_home_value

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The short answer

Park City is home to 7,827 people. Median household income is $60,171 a year and median rent is $1,110 a month, 22.1% 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 $345,700, about 5.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,110
19% below the median place
Median household income
$60,171
25% below the median place
Median home value
$345,700
8% above the median place
Unemployment
7.1%
45% 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 Park City

  • Only 3% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 321 Illinois places.
  • 38% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 97% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 5.8 years of the median household's income, more than in 88% of places its size. It is the highest of 335 Illinois places.
  • After the median rent, and with prices for everything else adjusted to the US average, the median household has about $46,000 a year left, less than in 83% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 34.5 years old, younger than in 82% of places its size.
01

Moving to Park City

Lake County loses about 5.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in26,531
Moved out29,677
Net−3,146

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Illinois, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IllinoisOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$134K
Leavers$120K

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

Who moves here
6.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lake County report $134,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $120,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$44,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,110 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,544 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $345,700.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 2.8% work from home; 2.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Fort Morgan, CO matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in8
$134,445
90% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$120,068
71% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePark CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.4%11% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-5.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$134,44590% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$120,06871% above
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax rate is 0.1%, 93% below the median place.

Park City22.1%
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
$44,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
22.1%
8% above the median place
Home price to income
5.8x
51% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
22%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$45,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Park City, $1,110 a month, and local prices for everything else (101.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Park City, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Dickson, TN18.3% vs 22.1%$14,200Compare
Live Oak, CA16.5% vs 22.1%$13,400Compare
Madras, OR18.2% vs 22.1%$5,700Compare

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Property tax rate1
0.1%
93% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$199
94% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,544
18% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasurePark CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,11019% below
Rent to income122.1%8% above
Property tax rate10.1%93% below
Home price to income15.8x51% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure103.63% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,01125% above
HUD area median income4County figure$121,50013% above
Property tax paid (median)1$19994% below
Median home value1County figure$345,7008% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.7%111% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.1%5% above
Homeownership162.9%5% below
Renters paying 30%+149.2%3% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,54418% below
Vacant homes1County figure4.5%36% below
Median year built119860% above
03

Work and pay

Works from home is 2.8%, 78% below the median place.

Works from home1
2.8%
78% below the median place
Income per person1
$26,067
35% below the median place
Unemployment1
7.1%
45% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$60,171 −25%
Poverty rate9.6% −11%
Mean commute25 min −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasurePark CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$60,17125% below
Income per person1$26,06735% below
Unemployment17.1%45% above
Average annual pay6County figure$92,73341% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.9%49% below
Jobs6County figure325,826116% above
Poverty rate19.6%11% below
Mean commute125 min1% below
Works from home12.8%78% below
Commutes by transit1County figure2.7%218% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 66.6%, 28% below the median place.

High school or higher1
66.6%
28% below the median place
No health insurance1
19.6%
206% above the median place
Born abroad1
38.4%
335% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher18.0% −44%
Median age34.5 −12%
Household size2.9 +14%
Homes with broadband91.7% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePark CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,8275009th largest
Population change since 202070.1%96% below
Median age134.512% below
Bachelor's or higher118.0%44% below
High school or higher166.6%28% below
Household size12.914% above
Born abroad138.4%335% above
No health insurance119.6%206% above
Homes with broadband191.7%1% below
05

Life in Park City

The nearest National Park Service site is Pullman National Historical Park, about 48 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1958. 96 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.1 −50%
Playgrounds per 10k5.1 −46%
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 mi5.2 24.7×

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 48 miles
  • Indiana Dunes National Park 63 miles
  • Ice Age Trail 119 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.5 +3%
Shops29.4 −3%
Arts, recreation and fitness5.9 +44%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.7 +22%
Child care centers3.4 +48%

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

Nearest National Park Service site11
47.5
54% above the median place
Public schools13
211
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students13
117,662
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasurePark CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure211above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure117,662above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure12.916% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure21.53% above
Shops per 10k9County figure29.43% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure5.944% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure24.722% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.448% above
Parks per 10k105.150% below
Playgrounds per 10k105.146% below
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi105.2above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1147.554% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11150% below
National Register listings12County figure96above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 98.9, 21% above 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 Park City. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk15
98.9
21% above the median place
January average low14
16°F
38% below the median place
Hurricane risk15
18.2
74% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePark CityAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure83°F5% below
January average low14County figure16°F38% below
Average temperature14County figure49°F11% below
Annual precipitation14County figure36.8 in16% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure96.04% above
Hurricane risk15County figure18.274% below
Tornado risk15County figure98.921% above
Wildfire risk15County figure44.927% below
Heat wave risk15County figure92.53% above
Median air quality index16County figure399% below
Good air days16County figure84.8%24% above
08

Park City in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 22% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 22% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,110/mo (2024)$1,420/mo$1,160 to $1,730/mo+4.2%
Median household income$60,171 (2024)$76,000$64,000 to $90,000+4.0%
Median home value$57,400 (2024)$96,000$70,000 to $133,000+9.0%
Population7,893 (2025)7,9607,630 to 8,300+0.2%

The median home would be worth 1.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.0 now.

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

09

Places like Park City

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

PlaceRentIncome
Fort Morgan, CO$1,067$64,158Compare
Yakima, WA$1,117$62,815Compare
Chowchilla, CA$1,178$66,514Compare
Woonsocket, RI$1,161$61,059Compare
Woonsocket, RIChowchilla, CAYakima, WAFort Morgan, COPark City, ILPark CityFort MorganYakimaChowchillaWoonsocketPark CityFort MorganYakimaChowchillaWoonsocket

Common questions

Is Park City a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Only 3% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 99% of the 2,104 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 321 Illinois places. 38% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 97% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 42 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Park City expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $345,700.

What salary do you need to live in Park City?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Park City?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Fort Morgan, CO, Yakima, WA, Chowchilla, CA and Woonsocket, RI.

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. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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 Park City with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Park City itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/park-city-illinois

Citytistics. “Park City, Illinois.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/park-city-illinois/

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