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5.51 acres of residential land near Vernon Hills, Lake County

N US Highway 45, Vernon Hills, IL · Parcel 1516200031

County file October 2026

  • Acres5.51About 1.86 of 5.51 acres outside mapped wetlands and floodway
  • Land typeVacant residential
  • ZoningZoning set by Village of Vernon Hills; no zoning map on fileCensus city limits, Jan 2025
  • Flood zoneMostly in flood zone AE (70%)The rest: X (30%, minimal flood hazard)
  • Wetlands15% of the parcelNational Wetlands Inventory
  • Assessed value (county)No assessed value on the county file (as of Oct 2026)Lake County's open parcel layer publishes no assessed values
  • Last saleNo recorded sale in the county file (as of Sep 2026)Illinois PTAX-203 transfer declarations
  • Road accessHas road accessRoads: US Census TIGER/Line 2026 roads, as of 2026-10-06
  • Road frontage548 ft on US 45
  • BuildingNone on the roll

Land facts

From public records and official maps, each with its source and date.

  • Section, township, rangeSection 16, Township 43 North, Range 11 East, Third Principal MeridianBLM PLSS (CadNSDI), at the parcel's center · Oct 2026
  • Septic (soils)Very limitedUSDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), septic absorption fields · Oct 2026
  • Ground elevationAbout 658–676 ft above sea level; average slope 5.0%USGS 3DEP 1/3 arc-second DEM, NAVD88; about ±1–2 ft · Sep 2026

Services and surroundings

Public federal and state records, each with its source and date. Area facts, not a survey of this parcel.

  • USDA home loan areaOutside the eligible areasUSDA Rural Development eligibility map, last edited Jul 2023, read Oct 2026. Household income limits also apply
  • Traffic countAbout 15,300 vehicles a daythe frontage road, 2024 average daily count for the road segment, not the driveway (FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System)
  • Well depth nearbyMedian 150 ft (middle half 123–160 ft)89 household well logs within 1 mi, drilled 1934–2015 (Illinois State Geological Survey wells database). Area figures, not this parcel
  • Public land nearbyVernon Hills Athletic Complex, 0.7 miCity Land, open to the public, 170 acres (USGS PAD-US 4.1). Nearby is not access, and never a hunting right

School district and farmland

Public federal records, each with its source and date.

  • School districtLincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 (grades K–8); Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 (grades 9–12)NCES EDGE school district boundaries, school year 2024–25 (Census TIGER 2025 lines), released Mar 2026. A district, not an assigned school
  • Farmland classNot prime farmlandMap unit Sawmill silty clay loam, undrained, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, about 57% of the parcel · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), survey area IL097, version Aug 2026
  • Crop productivity (NCCPI)0.20 of 1National Commodity Crop Productivity Index 3.0 of the main soil, Sawmill; higher is more productive for non-irrigated commodity crops · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026
  • Land capability classClass 5w of 8: not suited to tilled crops (other limits) (excess water)Non-irrigated, Sawmill; class 1 has the fewest limits · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO), version Aug 2026

District details at NCES: Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103, Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125

Crops and forest

Public federal records, each with its source and year. Satellite classifications, not farm records.

  • Forest type (LANDFIRE)Eastern Cool Temperate Urban Deciduous ForestDeveloped-Upland Deciduous Forest, developed; the most common vegetation type in the 90 m around the map point · LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (USGS / USFS)
  • Hydric soils59% of the parcelShare of the outline on soils rated hydric: the soil test of a wetland determination and of an NRCS wetland reserve easement (ACEP-WRE) · USDA NRCS soil survey (SSURGO)

Utility service areas

Public service-area maps, each with its source and date. An area, not a connection at this parcel.

  • Electric service areaInside the service area of Commonwealth Edison Co (approximate)Investor-owned utility · HIFLD electric retail service territories, frozen 2025 copy, edited Aug 2025; approximate, confirm with the utility
  • Water system areaInside the service area of Vernon Hills - Lake Co PW (EPA modeled boundary)Public water system IL0971750 · EPA public water system service areas, edited May 2026: EPA modeled this boundary, which often differs from the actual one. Not a water line at the lot

Mapped ground hazards

State and federal geologic and well maps, each with its agency and date. Distances are from the parcel's map point; a mapped area is not a finding about this parcel.

  • Underground coal mineNone mapped within 1/4 miISGS: Abandoned and Active Coal Mines in Illinois (underground), as of Jan 2012. ISGS outlines from company mine maps; approximate outer boundaries, not a legal or engineering base; the source rates these outlines for regional use only, at 1:100,000 scale or smaller
  • Surface coal mineNot in a mapped surface coal mineISGS: Abandoned and Active Coal Mines in Illinois (surface and auger), as of Jun 2011. ISGS outlines; approximate, not a legal or engineering base; the source rates these outlines for regional use only, at 1:100,000 scale or smaller

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In this areaVernon HillsParcels and flood4.3%in a FEMA flood zone4land / lot sales since Oct 20259,987parcels on the roll

Illinois 2026 taxes are billed in 2027: the first installment is due no earlier than June 1, 2027.

Sources: Illinois Property Tax Code 35 ILCS 200/21-15, 35 ILCS 200/21-25, 35 ILCS 200/21-30 and 35 ILCS 200/16-55. Checked Oct 13, 2026.

What land sells for nearby

Land in Lake County sold for:

  • 1 to 10 acres: $49.2k–$282k an acre (63 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $102k
  • Lots under 1 acre: $18.2k–$56.5k a lot (70 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $34.8k
  • 10 acres or more: $10.3k–$48.6k an acre (13 sales, Oct 2025–Sep 2026); median $17.3k

The middle half (25th to 75th percentile) and the median of arm's-length single-parcel land sales. Each size uses its own months (the shortest of 12, 24 or 36 that holds enough sales), so the sizes' counts need not add up to another figure on this page. Source: Illinois Department of Revenue PTAX-203 declarations, land or farm at the sale, screen S1. Recorded sales, not an estimate of any parcel.

Assessed value

  • How Illinois assessesIllinois assesses property at one third of its fair cash value (35 ILCS 200/9-145); Cook County classifies, assessing homes at 10% and commercial property at 25%. Farmland is valued on its soil productivity (35 ILCS 200/10-110 to 10-125). An assessed value is not what the property would sell for.35 ILCS 200 (Property Tax Code)

Buildings and use

  • Buildings mappedNo building outline of 450 sq ft or more mapped here (aerial imagery up to 2024; a newer building may not be on it yet)FEMA USA Structures (building outlines) · Sep 13, 2025
  • UseVacant residential on CMAP's 2023 land-use inventoryCMAP Land Use Inventory 2023 · 2023

Owner: on the county assessment roll (not shown here). Request removal

Data: Lake County

Hazards

FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, planning-level · For this census tract, not this parcel · as of Dec 2025

Tornado
Relatively Moderate
Strong wind
Relatively Moderate
Riverine flooding
Relatively Moderate
Cold wave
Relatively Moderate
Hail
Relatively Low
Winter weather
Relatively Low
Lightning
Relatively Low
Earthquake
Relatively Low
Heat wave
Very Low
Drought
Very Low

Ratings are from public federal and state maps (named on each row), not a private climate model. FEMA rates each census tract from expected annual losses, community resilience and social vulnerability, for planning; it is not an assessment of this parcel.

Recorded flood claims

OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3 · Insured buildings near this parcel, not the parcel itself · as of Sep 2026

Claims since 1978
Fewer than 10In this census tract

Neighborhood (Census)

Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year · as of Jan 2026

Median household income
$134,076± $36,984 · this block group
Median home value (owner-reported)
$508,000± $69,975 · this block group
Median rent (gross)
$2,569± $375 · this block group
Homes lived in by their owners
79%± 9 pts · this block group
Median year homes were built
2001± 3 yr · this block group
Average commute (one way)
24 min± 5 min · census tract (not published for block groups)
Population
2,749± 281 · this block group

Figures for the census block group around this parcel (a few hundred homes), not this property. ± is the Census 90% margin of error; a figure comes from the larger census tract when the block group's sample is too small. This product uses Census Bureau data but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby parcels

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Lake County, nearest first.

Land and farm parcels of 1 acre or more in Lake County: 458 parcel pages

About these numbersSources, county file October 2026

Assessed value

Assessed value (one third of fair cash value by law; Cook County 10% for homes, 25% for commercial), not a market price. County file, October 2026.

Assessed value (the county's assessment, by law one third of fair cash value outside Cook County; Cook assesses homes at 10% and commercial property at 25%), not a market estimate. Farmland is assessed on its soil productivity, well below what farmland sells for.

Parcel outline

The outline and its edge lengths are measured on the parcel map the map draws; the aerial loads from the public imagery named under it.

Source

Illinois county assessor and GIS parcel layers (75 counties), the Cook County Assessor's open data, and IDOR PTAX-203 transfer declarations, county file Oct 13, 2026.

Record

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Parcel: 1516200031

Coordinates: 42.2090° N, 87.9510° W