Chicago · suburban
Vernon Hills
One of Lake County's premier planned suburbs with Hawthorn School District — consistently among Illinois's top-performing districts. The Hawthorn Center mall anchors commerce. Corporate campus employers (Baxter, Rust-Oleum) provide local employment. Metra North Central Line.
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9/10
Schools
91 min
To Chicago
$439K
Median home
$12K
Annual tax
42
Walk score
26,750
Population
40.6
Median age
$117K
Median income
What stands out
- ·Hawthorn School District (top Illinois)
- ·Hawthorn Center mall
- ·Baxter/Rust-Oleum corporate employment
- ·Metra North Central Line
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