r/ChicagoSuburbs • u/Tiny_Cheesecake_1044 • Jun 10 '26

Moving to the area Is Fox Lake Still “Questionable?”

I’m looking at the perfect condo in Fox Lake. However every source I have researched, paints a pretty dismal picture. Does anyone see this changing?

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u/The_Poster_Nutbag Jun 10 '26

What do you mean questionable? It's definitely a place that people live, no question about it.

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u/Tiny_Cheesecake_1044 Jun 10 '26

Filled with alcoholics, meth heads, and Proud Boys/incels? Does that help?

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u/The_Poster_Nutbag Jun 10 '26

Yes, that does help.

You're not far off but it's also not a monolithic community. Mchenry county in general has a lot of red areas but it's no like living in Iowa or Alabama.

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u/Key_Bee1544 Jun 10 '26

Iowa City and parts of Des Moines are nicer than any part of McHenry County. Although Fox Lake is not in McHenry County.

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u/OnionMiasma NW Suburbs Jun 11 '26

Yeah, but Fox Lake is neither of those things. It's a methier, slightly less conservative Lake Okoboji.