Lake in the Hills, IL vs Lakeway, TX

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Lake in the Hills

73.8

#674 nationally

Lakeway

68.2

#1332 nationally

Lakeway leads in median household income ($154,118 vs $110,988). Lake in the Hills leads in cost of living index (111 vs 146). Lakeway leads in average commute (27.1 min vs 33.7 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Lake in the Hills, IL	Lakeway, TX
WhereAtHome Score	73.8 (#674)	68.2 (#1332)
Population	28,661	19,189
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$383,677	$747,050
Median Household Income	$110,988	$154,118
Average Commute	33.7 min	27.1 min
Walk Score	20	N/A
Crime Level	1.9	2.1
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	111	146
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+5.3	D+39.3

Data coverage note: Lakeway is missing data for 1 metric that Lake in the Hills has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.