Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?

Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Lake County, IL clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.

How is "most affordable" measured here?

ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Lake County, IL. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.

How often is this list updated?

This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

Cheapest ZIPs in Lake County, IL

No ZIP in Lake County, ILclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed July 2026.

1
60064
North Chicago, IL
$222,475
HavenScore: 37
2
60085
Waukegan, IL
$238,311
HavenScore: 49
3
60020
Fox Lake, IL
$265,733
HavenScore: 49
4
60099
Zion, IL
$268,240
HavenScore: 44
5
60087
Waukegan, IL
$268,565
HavenScore: 49
6
60073
Round Lake, IL
$280,686
HavenScore: 54
7
60041
Fox Lake, IL
$306,924
HavenScore: 49
8
60096
Winthrop Harbor, IL
$308,015
HavenScore: 49
9
60030
Grayslake, IL
$356,422
HavenScore: 53
10
60002
Antioch, IL
$356,551
HavenScore: 52

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?: Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Lake County, IL clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?: ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Lake County, IL. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?: This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Redfin, Census, FHFA, and FRED.

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