Which ZIP code in Lake County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

60081 (Spring Grove), at 93.0% (±3.7%), among 30 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Lake County, IL

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Lake County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 30 with at least 1,000 residents. 60081 (Spring Grove, 93.0%), 60083 (Wadsworth, 92.5%) and 60045 (Lake Forest, 89.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lake County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Lake County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	60081	Spring Grove	93.0% ±3.7%	9,088	3,335	3,615
2	60083	Wadsworth	92.5% ±3.5%	9,981	3,662	3,582
3	60045	Lake Forest	89.0% ±2.4%	21,074	7,470	8,247
4	60047	Lake Zurich	87.9% ±2.3%	44,240	15,581	15,687
5	60096	Winthrop Harbor	87.2% ±4.1%	6,527	2,854	2,689
6	60010	Barrington	86.8% ±2.1%	45,747	16,529	18,098
7	60051	Mchenry	86.2% ±3.0%	24,621	10,054	10,708
8	60015	Deerfield	84.7% ±2.7%	28,096	10,346	10,487
9	60048	Libertyville	84.4% ±2.1%	29,124	10,493	11,377
10	60046	Lake Villa	84.2% ±2.3%	34,613	12,064	13,251
11	60035	Highland Park	83.8% ±2.4%	30,398	11,787	12,443
12	60030	Grayslake	83.5% ±2.2%	35,792	14,391	15,030
13	60042	Island Lake	82.9% ±5.6%	8,347	3,088	3,432
14	60089	Buffalo Grove	79.8% ±2.4%	42,872	16,206	16,995
15	60069	Lincolnshire	79.7% ±4.7%	8,502	3,424	3,665
16	60002	Antioch	79.3% ±3.0%	24,232	9,319	10,506
17	60084	Wauconda	79.2% ±3.8%	17,192	6,361	6,685
18	60041	Ingleside	78.9% ±6.7%	9,024	3,706	3,887
19	60073	Round Lake	78.1% ±3.2%	62,868	20,236	19,864
20	60031	Gurnee	77.9% ±2.2%	37,107	14,307	15,133
21	60060	Mundelein	73.8% ±2.6%	37,344	13,542	14,463
22	60020	Fox Lake	72.9% ±6.4%	10,970	5,120	5,643
23	60044	Lake Bluff	71.0% ±5.3%	10,312	4,159	4,282
24	60061	Vernon Hills	68.2% ±3.2%	27,974	11,343	11,714
25	60099	Zion	64.7% ±3.9%	30,881	11,287	11,354

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 30 of 31 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 32,902 households, on 73 carrier routes with 33,820 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Lake County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 60081 (Spring Grove), at 93.0% (±3.7%), among 30 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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