[3] Lake Villa lies within Lake Villa Township and about 50 miles north of Chicago and is part of the United States Census Bureau's Chicago combined statistical area (CSA).

[5] The village lies in a gently rolling moraine landscape, dominated by lakes of glacial origin known as the Chain O'Lakes.

The Wisconsin Central Railway runs through the village center.

This is a heavily used freight line which also carries Metra commuter rail traffic from Antioch, Illinois to the Chicago Loop.

17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[citation needed] School districts that serve Lake Villa include but are not limited to:[10] Lake Villa has a station on Metra's North Central Service, which provides daily rail service between Antioch and Chicago's Union Station.