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Lake Barrington, IL vs The Village of Indian Hill, OH

Lake Barrington

Illinois

vs

The Village of Indian Hill

Ohio

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Lake Barrington leads on 15 and The Village of Indian Hill on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 30% higher in Lake Barrington, while median household income is higher in The Village of Indian Hill.

Median gross rent
$3,501$2,684
Lake Barrington is 30% higher
Median household income
$141,958$234,821
Lake Barrington is 40% lower
Median home value
$475,700$1,192,800
Lake Barrington is 60% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $98,100 a year left in Lake Barrington and $209,000 in The Village of Indian Hill. Money goes further in The Village of Indian Hill, by about $110,900 a year.
  • A household earning Lake Barrington's median of $141,958 would need about $127,500 in The Village of Indian Hill to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 15.3 points a year in Lake Barrington, and rent outran pay by 6.3 points a year in The Village of Indian Hill.

How these are calculated

IllinoisOhioThe Village of Indian Hill, OHLake Barrington, ILLake BarringtonThe Village of Indian HillLake BarringtonThe Village of Indian Hill

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Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01The Village of Indian Hill, OHComposite 62.0 / 100
81
597398n/a832917
02Lake Barrington, ILComposite 45.0 / 100
37
356191n/a112946

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureLake BarringtonThe Village of Indian HillAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$3,501$2,684
Rent to income129.6%13.7%
Property tax rate11.9%n/a
Home price to income13.4x5.1x
Prices vs US average2103.695.4
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,011$1,442
HUD area median income4$121,500$109,900
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$9,110$10,001
Median home value1$475,700$1,192,800
Home prices, 1-year change56.7%4.0%
Home prices, 5-year change554.1%54.4%
Homeownership189.0%96.7%
Renters paying 30%+170.7%0.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,304$4,001
Vacant homes14.5%7.0%
Median year built119851974
Jobs and income
Median household income1$141,958$234,821
Income per person1$74,380$172,509
Unemployment15.9%5.0%
Average annual pay6$92,733$78,931
Pay growth, 1 year61.9%2.6%
Jobs6325,826514,266
Poverty rate16.3%15.0%
Mean commute133 min20 min
Works from home122.4%22.1%
Commutes by transit12.7%0.0%
People
Population15,4426,052
Population change since 202070.6%0.4%
Median age154.952.3
Bachelor's or higher163.6%75.7%
High school or higher197.5%99.5%
Household size12.32.5
Born abroad113.0%6.3%
No health insurance16.9%5.8%
Homes with broadband188.3%90.8%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.8%11.7%
Moved from another state12.9%2.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-5.1-7.2
Income of households moving in8$134,445$65,971
Income of households moving out8$120,068$77,881
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k921.524.5
Shops per 10k929.430.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k95.94.4
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k924.719.4
Child care centers per 10k93.43.7
Parks per 10k1011.019.8
Playgrounds per 10k107.362.8
Grocery stores per 10k100.00.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k105.50.0
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails105.97.4
Transit stops per sq mi100.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1145.710.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1113
National Register listings1296410
Founded or incorporated13n/a1924
Schools
Public schools14211202
Public school students14117,662109,365
Students per teacher1412.917.3
Climate
July average high1583°F86°F
January average low1516°F23°F
Average temperature1549°F54°F
Annual precipitation1536.8 in44.4 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1696.096.3
Hurricane risk1618.238.2
Tornado risk1698.999.4
Wildfire risk1644.947.3
Heat wave risk1692.598.9
Median air quality index173954
Good air days1784.8%34.2%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Lake Barrington $140,040, The Village of Indian Hill $107,360 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Wikidata · Wikimedia Foundation (CC0) · Retrieved 2026-11
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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