Crystal Lake · McHenry County · IL
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About the community
A big-house subdivision built around a wetland on the southwest edge of Crystal Lake.
Harvest Run sits at the intersection of Huntley Road and Barlina Road on the southwest side of Crystal Lake in southeast McHenry County. It was built in phases from the late 1990s into the early 2000s and is its own platted neighborhood rather than part of a larger master plan. Barlina Road runs through the middle of it: Harvest Circle, Harvest Court, Wheatland Drive, and Whealand Court sit to the south, and Autumn Drive and Crabapple Drive run north toward Huntley Road. The homes are large two-story designs, the interior of the subdivision is a protected wetland rather than more rooftops, and an internal bike path ties it together.
At a glance
Large two-story homes
Detached single-family, four bedrooms as the norm with five bedroom plans well represented, and three-car and side-load garages common.
Roughly 2,500 to 3,800 sq ft
Published plan names include Fenton, Wheaton, Andover, Montclare, Dinmont, Cromwell, Lakeland, Dover, Yorkshire, Essex, Highland, and Westhighland.
Protected wetland and pond
A wetland at the center of Phase I and II plus a pond in Phase III, under an association-funded stewardship and prescribed burn program.
Internal bike path
An association-maintained path inside the subdivision, so walkers and kids are not pushed onto Huntley Road.
Two associations
Phase I and II (Northwest Property Management) and Phase III (Complete Management Solutions) are separate boards with separate dues and rules.
District 47 and District 155
Crystal Lake District 47 for K-8 and Community High School District 155. District 47 has been redrawing boundaries, so confirm by address.
Hill Farm Park on Barlina
A 15-acre city park at 705 Barlina Road with a playground, community garden plots, and the historic Barlina dairy barn.
About 3 miles to the Metra
The Crystal Lake station on the Union Pacific Northwest line, a fare Zone 4 station with roughly 1,096 parking spaces.
What’s close
Harvest Run is at Huntley Road and Barlina Road on the southwest edge of Crystal Lake, about three miles from the downtown Metra station and five to six miles from the I-90 interchange at Huntley.
- Park
- Hill Farm Park at 705 Barlina Road, 15 acres with a preschool-oriented playground, rentable community garden plots, restrooms, and the historic Barlina barn and granary.
- Schools
- Crystal Lake Community Consolidated District 47 for K-8 and Community High School District 155. The association lists West Elementary, Bernotas Middle, and Crystal Lake Central. Confirm by address with the districts.
- Train
- The Crystal Lake station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest line is roughly three miles northeast, with Pingree Road about three and a half miles east.
- Highway
- U.S. Route 14 is the main commercial spine, with Routes 31 and 176 nearby and the I-90 interchange at Route 47 in Huntley about five to six miles southwest.
- Shopping
- The Route 14 corridor carries the national retail and chain dining, with downtown Crystal Lake and the Raue Center about three miles northeast.
- Hospital
- Mercyhealth Crystal Lake at 875 S. Route 31 is roughly two and a half miles east, with Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital four to five miles southwest.
What it’s actually like to live here
Harvest Run is a quiet, self-contained pocket on the edge of town rather than a walk-to-downtown neighborhood. The streets curve and dead-end, so through traffic is minimal, and the wetland and pond mean the interior of the subdivision is genuinely green rather than wall-to-wall rooftops. The internal bike path is a small thing that turns out to matter a lot day to day, because it gives kids and dog walkers somewhere to go without stepping onto Huntley Road. Hill Farm Park is on the same street, close enough to be the default stroller destination, and it comes with a working community garden and a nineteenth century dairy barn.
The housing stock is the draw. These are big four and five bedroom homes with two-story foyers, three-car garages, and finished lower levels, built for families who wanted room and did not want to pay Barrington or Lake Zurich prices for it. Roughly twenty-five years in, the trees have filled out and the neighborhood reads established rather than raw. The associations are active in the way that suits some buyers and irritates others: architectural approval is mandatory in both phases for anything that changes the outside of your house, right down to paint color and garage doors, and there are enforced rules about trash cans, boats, and commercial vehicles in driveways.
The honest tradeoffs are three. The wetland is an asset and a cost at the same time: it is the reason the neighborhood looks the way it does, and it is also why Phase I and II homeowners funded a multi-year stewardship and prescribed burn contract through a special assessment. Expect the association to keep spending on it, and expect occasional controlled burns with short notice. The split association structure creates real friction, with two boards, two management companies, two dues schedules, and two sets of rules, so a buyer on Crabapple Drive is in a different association than a buyer on Harvest Circle. And this is a car-first location: the Metra station is a drive rather than a walk, and a daily downtown commute is a real commitment.
The questions buyers actually ask
Harvest Run FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Harvest Run. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- Harvest Run has two separate associations and which one you join depends on your street. Phase I and II, managed by Northwest Property Management, bills a single annual assessment due each February that funds the common areas, the bike path, the wetlands, management, and insurance. Phase III, managed by Complete Management Solutions, bills annually in two installments and funds reserves against the bike path, the pond, the wetlands, and the drains. Both phases require board approval before any exterior change. Confirm which association a specific address belongs to before you write an offer.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $11,000 – $15,000 per year, depending on home size and value. McHenry County assessor records are the source of truth. Happy to pull a specific bill on any home you're considering.
- What's the typical closing timeline?
- 30 to 60 days from accepted offer to keys. Cash deals can close in two weeks. Conventional financing is usually closer to 60.
- Is Harvest Run one HOA or more than one?
- More than one. Harvest Run Phase I and II has its own association, managed by Northwest Property Management, and Harvest Run Phase III has a completely separate association, managed by Complete Management Solutions. They have different boards, different dues, different meeting schedules, and different rules. Roughly speaking Phase I and II sits south of Barlina Road and Phase III sits north of it, but confirm the specific address before you assume.
- What do the association dues cover?
- In Phase I and II, the common areas, the bike path, the wetlands, property management, and insurance, billed as a single annual assessment due in February. In Phase III, the association funds reserves against the bike path, the pond, the wetlands, and the drains, billed annually in two installments. There is no clubhouse, pool, or fitness center in either phase, which is why dues stay modest relative to amenity-heavy subdivisions elsewhere in the county.
- Do I need approval to build a deck or a fence?
- Yes, in both phases, and it is enforced. Phase I and II requires an architectural request submitted through the management company with project specs and your plat of survey, and the rule of thumb the association publishes is that anything requiring a City of Crystal Lake permit also requires board approval. That covers decks, fences, patios, sheds, driveways, pools, roofs, and windows, plus exterior painting and garage door replacement. Solar is allowed but requires an approved architectural change request. Phase III has an equivalent alteration and addition form.
- What is the wetland, and should I be worried about it?
- It is a protected wetland at the center of Phase I and II, plus a pond and additional wetland in Phase III. It is the reason for the neighborhood's open feel and it carries real cost: the Phase I and II board contracted a professional restoration firm for a prescribed burn and multi-year stewardship program funded by a special assessment. Homeowners may not dump yard waste into it, and prescribed burns are announced ahead of time and can be rescheduled on short notice for weather.
- Which schools serve Harvest Run?
- The association lists West Elementary and Richard F. Bernotas Middle School in Crystal Lake District 47, and Crystal Lake Central High School in Community High School District 155. Confirm before relying on it. District 47 changed its middle school boundaries effective the 2025-26 school year and began a review of its nine elementary school boundaries in 2025, with possible changes from 2026-27 forward. Run the exact address through District 47's school search and confirm the high school with District 155.
- What do homes here cost, and how fast do they sell?
- Prices and pace move constantly, so this page pulls those numbers live rather than freezing them into a paragraph. Check the Market snapshot for current activity. What is stable is the character of the inventory: large four and five bedroom two-story homes from the late 1990s and early 2000s, which puts the neighborhood in the upper-middle tier of the Crystal Lake market. Turnover is low because these are homes people stay in, so the number of listings available at any given moment is usually small.
- Who is the real estate agent for Harvest Run?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Harvest Run in Crystal Lake, IL through Subdiview, a neighborhood-first home search for the Chicago suburbs and collar counties. Joe prices and negotiates from the live MRED sold comps for Harvest Run specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
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Market snapshot
Harvest Run, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. The numbers below tell you what this market is doing today, not what Zillow's algorithm thinks it might be doing six weeks from now.
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$521,450
Sold in the last year
4
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 17, 2025 through August 17, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
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