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 McHenry 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 McHenry 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 McHenry County, IL

No ZIP in McHenry 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
60033
Harvard, IL
$278,066
HavenScore: 44
2
60097
Wonder Lake, IL
$294,128
HavenScore: 53
3
60042
Island Lake, IL
$307,529
HavenScore: 49
4
60050
McHenry, IL
$315,958
HavenScore: 51
5
60034
Hebron, IL
$324,968
HavenScore: 49
6
60051
$330,598
HavenScore: 56
7
60098
Woodstock, IL
$341,430
HavenScore: 50
8
60152
Marengo, IL
$359,674
HavenScore: 44
9
60021
Fox River Grove, IL
$365,241
HavenScore: 51
10
60014
Crystal Lake, IL
$370,804
HavenScore: 54

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 McHenry 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 McHenry 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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