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Electricity rates in Highland Park, Illinois

Highland Park, IL ranks 1st of 65 Illinois cities for median household income ($161,875). Highland Park, Illinois has 30,229 residents in 11,761 households; 12.3% heat with electricity.

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Highland Park on the map

Lake County with Highland Park markedLakeHighland Park

Lake County, with Highland Park marked

Who supplies Highland Park

Lake County lists 1 utility for Highland Park, IL, a city of 30,229: no plan prices, and retail supplier plans are not in public data; which listed utility delivers to your street depends on the address. Lake County page.

Cost of living with electricity in Highland Park

Highland Park, IL: 11,761 households at $1,284 a year per home for electricity (Lake County average, DOE LEAD) come to about $15.1 million, an estimate; all home energy is $2,640 a year per household.

Home energy cost, Highland Park, IL
Group in Highland Park, ILHouseholdsPower per homePower bill of the groupShare of Highland Park, IL median income
Highland Park, IL, all households11,761$1,284$15.1 million0.79%
Highland Park, IL, homeowners9,847$1,427$14.1 million0.88%
Highland Park, IL, renters1,914$882$1.7 million0.54%

Facts about Highland Park

Residents of Highland Park, IL, ACS 2023
30,22965 of 65 Illinois cities with 30,000+
Median household income in Highland Park, IL
$161,8751 of 65 of those cities
Households in Highland Park, IL
11,7612.57 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Highland Park, IL
83.7%9,847 owners and 1,914 renter households
Housing units in Highland Park, IL
12,372611 vacant or seasonal
Homes heated by electricity in Highland Park, IL
12.3%1,441 of 11,761 homes
Land area of Highland Park, IL
12.2 sq mi2,470.9 people per sq mi
Bill as share of income in Highland Park, IL
0.8%at 693 kWh a month over the $161,875 median household income
Wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of Highland Park, IL
223NWS point reports 2015 to 2025, 737.7 per 100,000 residents
Median year homes were built in Highland Park, IL
19628,662 of 12,372 homes (70.0%) before 1980
Median home value and rent in Highland Park, IL
$594,400$1,903 gross rent a month, 3.84% of value a year

Electricity price since 2015 around Highland Park

Highland Park has no price series of its own. Highland Park: the Illinois average was 12.50 ¢/kWh in 2015. Highland Park: 15.87 ¢ in 2024, 27% up. Highland Park: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Highland Park: a 693 kWh month at the Illinois price. Highland Park: $87 in 2015, $110 in 2024. Highland Park: $1,320 a year, 0.8% of the $161,875 median income.

Highland Park: 10 yearly prices
YearIllinois averageHighland Park: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Highland Park12.50-0.15
2016, Highland Park12.54-0.01
2017, Highland Park12.95+0.06
2018, Highland Park12.77-0.10
2019, Highland Park13.03+0.02
2020, Highland Park13.04-0.11
2021, Highland Park13.18-0.48
2022, Highland Park15.65+0.61
2023, Highland Park15.71-0.29
2024, Highland Park15.87-0.61

Highland Park, IL: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Highland Park, IL price.

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Housing and heating in Highland Park

Highland Park, IL: 8,662 of 12,372 homes were built before 1980 and 1,728 in 2000 or later. Highland Park, IL has 9,231 detached houses, 2,093 homes in 5+ unit buildings and 7 mobile homes.

Age of homes in Highland Park, IL

% of homes by decade built, Highland Park, IL

  1. 26pre-40
  2. 540s
  3. 1650s
  4. 1460s
  5. 970s
  6. 880s
  7. 890s
  8. 1000s
  9. 310s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Highland Park, IL

% of homes by main fuel, Highland Park

  • Utility gas86.1
  • Electricity12.3
Highland Park, IL housing against its county and state cities
Highland Park, ILValueCountyGapRank (1 = highest)
Highland Park, IL, median year built19621982-20 years51 of 65
Highland Park, IL, built before 198070.0%46.8%+23.2 points20 of 65
Highland Park, IL, built 2000 or later14.0%19.8%-5.8 points33 of 65
Highland Park, IL, detached houses74.6%66.4%+8.2 points2 of 65
Highland Park, IL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings16.9%15.7%+1.2 points47 of 65
Highland Park, IL, mobile homes0.1%1.7%-1.6 points54 of 65
Highland Park, IL, renter households16.3%25.6%-9.3 points57 of 65
Highland Park, IL, median home value$594,400$326,600+$267,8003 of 65
Highland Park, IL, median gross rent a month$1,903$1,434+$4694 of 65
Highland Park, IL, people per household2.542.70-0.1634 of 65

Who lives in Highland Park: income, cars, homes

979 residents of Highland Park, IL live below the poverty line, and the median age is 46.0. Highland Park, IL homes: 9,462 have 3+ bedrooms, 585 none or one, median 7.5 rooms. In Highland Park, IL, 1,030 of 1,747 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent; 2,901 households moved in since 2018 and 3,433 before 2000, so electric accounts turn over slowly. Of 14,591 workers in Highland Park, IL, 3,684 work from home, 9,071 drive alone, 918 ride transit and 344 walk. In Highland Park, IL, 389 households own no vehicle and 7,683 own two or more; home EV charging depends on that. In Highland Park, IL, 1,479 of 11,761 households earn under $35,000, 1,473 $35,000-$75,000, 2,612 $75,000-$150,000 and 6,197 $150,000 or more.

Household income in Highland Park, IL

% of households by income, Highland Park, IL

  • Under $35,00012.6
  • $35,000 to $75,00012.5
  • $75,000 to $150,00022.2
  • $150,000 or more52.7
Highland Park, IL households against Illinois cities with 30,000+ residents
Highland Park, ILValueRank in Illinois (1 = highest)
Highland Park, IL, households under $35,00012.6%46 of 65
Highland Park, IL, households $150,000 or more52.7%1 of 65
Highland Park, IL, residents below poverty3.3%63 of 65
Highland Park, IL, median age46.05 of 65
Highland Park, IL, homes with 3+ bedrooms76.5%5 of 65
Highland Park, IL, households without a vehicle3.3%56 of 65
Highland Park, IL, households with 2+ vehicles65.3%18 of 65
Highland Park, IL, workers at home25.2%6 of 65
Highland Park, IL, cost-burdened renters59.0%5 of 65
Highland Park, IL, moved in since 201824.7%58 of 65
Highland Park, IL, moved in before 200029.2%6 of 65

Outage risk around Highland Park

Highland Park, IL, NWS reports within 15 miles of the center, 2015 to 2025: 218 wind and 5 tornado, 737.7 per 100,000 residents of 30,229. Top gust near Highland Park, IL: 78 knots, 90 mph. Damage near Highland Park, IL: $1.2M.

Reports within 15 miles of Highland Park, IL

wind and tornado reports, Highland Park, IL

  1. 7'15
  2. 6'16
  3. 4'17
  4. 6'18
  5. 5'19
  6. 23'20
  7. 35'21
  8. 57'22
  9. 12'23
  10. 39'24
  11. 29'25
Storm reports near Highland Park, IL
Highland Park, ILWindTornadoTotal
Highland Park, IL, 2015707
Highland Park, IL, 2016606
Highland Park, IL, 2017404
Highland Park, IL, 2018606
Highland Park, IL, 2019505
Highland Park, IL, 202022123
Highland Park, IL, 202135035
Highland Park, IL, 202257057
Highland Park, IL, 20239312
Highland Park, IL, 202438139
Highland Park, IL, 202529029

Climate and electric heating around Highland Park

Highland Park is in Lake County, IL. Highland Park: degree days are county values.

Highland Park: 6,583 heating degree days a year. Highland Park: 696 cooling degree days a year.

Highland Park: degree days, electric heat
Highland ParkCounty value
Highland Park, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal6,583
Highland Park, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean6,183
Highland Park, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal696
Highland Park, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean817
Highland Park, homes heated with electricity, ACS 2019-202313.7%

Highland Park: NOAA nClimDiv 7 Oct 2026; ACS B25040.

Analyst note on Highland Park

Household income in Highland Park, IL is $161,875; 9,847 of its 11,761 households own. 1,441 of the 11,761 occupied homes in Highland Park, IL heat with electricity. Highland Park, IL counts 30,229 residents in 11,761 households, on 12.2 square miles.

Highland Park, IL has 12,372 housing units, 611 of them vacant or seasonal. Highland Park, IL ranks 3rd of 65 Illinois cities for the highest median home value ($594,400). Highland Park, IL ranks 4th of 65 Illinois cities for the highest median rent ($1,903 a month).

Highland Park, IL ranks 5th of 65 Illinois cities for the oldest residents (median age 46.0).

Bill and heat pump calculator, Highland Park

Compare Highland Park with nearby cities

Nearest Illinois cities with 30,000+ residents to Highland Park, IL
City near Highland Park, ILDistance from Highland ParkResidentsMedian incomeMedian year builtMedian home valueStorm reports within 15 milesWork from home
Highland Park, IL (this page)0 mi30,229$161,8751962$594,40022325.2%
Northbrook, IL3.9 mi south34,642 (+4,413)$155,321 (-$6,554)1975 (+13 yr)$644,100 (+$49,700)320 (+97)27.4% (+2.2 pts)
Wheeling, IL6.7 mi southwest38,495 (+8,266)$83,251 (-$78,624)1980 (+18 yr)$244,600 (-$349,800)344 (+121)11.5% (-13.8 pts)
Glenview, IL6.8 mi south47,682 (+17,453)$138,758 (-$23,117)1977 (+15 yr)$598,800 (+$4,400)412 (+189)19.5% (-5.7 pts)
Buffalo Grove, IL7.8 mi west42,824 (+12,595)$129,820 (-$32,055)1982 (+20 yr)$392,900 (-$201,500)306 (+83)28.5% (+3.2 pts)
North Chicago, IL9.6 mi north30,772 (+543)$56,815 (-$105,060)1972 (+10 yr)$147,800 (-$446,600)106 (-117)20.0% (-5.2 pts)

ZIP codes in Highland Park

ZIP area touching Highland Park, ILShare of the ZIP's land inside Highland ParkShare of Highland Park's land in the ZIP
60035 (Highland Park, IL)96.5%99.9%

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Illinois: home prices since 2001, planned plants.

Questions on Highland Park

Highland Park: what is the electricity rate?

No single rate in Highland Park, IL: Illinois households pick a supplier and plan, and Lake County lists 1 utility.

Highland Park: how does it rank among Illinois cities?

Highland Park, IL: rank 65 of 65 by its 30,229 residents, rank 1 of 65 by $161,875 median income.

Highland Park: how many homes heat with electricity?

Highland Park, IL: 1,441 of 11,761 occupied homes, 12.3%; Lake County 13.7%.

Highland Park: how much income goes to electricity?

At 693 kWh a month, 0.8% of the $161,875 median income in Highland Park, IL.

Highland Park: can I choose a supplier?

In most of Illinois yes; municipal and co-op areas around Highland Park, IL may be closed.

Highland Park: damaging storms reported nearby?

223 NWS wind and tornado reports within 15 miles of the center of Highland Park, IL, 2015 to 2025, 737.7 per 100,000 residents.

How old are the homes in Highland Park?

Highland Park, IL: median home built 1962; 8,662 of 12,372 homes (70.0%) predate 1980, 9,231 are detached and 2,093 sit in buildings of 5+ units.

How many residents of Highland Park, IL live below the poverty line?

979 residents.

How big are the homes in Highland Park, IL?

9,462 of 12,372 homes have 3+ bedrooms; median 7.5 rooms.

How many Highland Park, IL renters struggle with rent?

1,030 of 1,747 renter households pay 30% or more of income in rent.

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Highland Park, IL ranks 1st of 65 Illinois cities for median household income ($161,875).