Deer Park · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
Deer Park.
- Active listings
- 4
- Median list
- $837K
- Avg time on market
- 20 days
- Sold · last year
- 34
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About the community
Living in Deer Park.
Deer Park is a small Lake and Cook County village roughly 37 miles northwest of Chicago that was incorporated in 1957 specifically to lock in one-acre minimum zoning. The 2020 Census recorded a population of 3,681 residents, giving it the low-density, big-lot character that still defines the village. It sits east of Barrington and south of Lake Zurich, with the Lake-Cook Road and Rand Road (IL 12) corridor cutting through. Daily life centers on Deer Park Town Center, the open-air lifestyle center developed by Poag that opened October 27, 2000 with 70-plus stores and restaurants. Students attend Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 for K-8 and Adlai E. Stevenson High School in District 125 for high school. Neighbors include Long Grove, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, and Hawthorn Woods, all sharing the same wooded estate-suburb character.
At a glance
~3,681 residents
2020 Census population for the village. Low-density, big-lot character preserved by zoning since incorporation.
Incorporated November 13, 1957
Founded expressly to lock in one-acre minimum residential lots and prevent high-density development pressures from the Chicago suburbs.
Stevenson HS (D125) + KCSD 96
K-8 students attend Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96 (Ivy Hall, Prairie, Kildeer Countryside, Country Meadows, Twin Groves MS, Woodlawn MS). HS is Adlai E. Stevenson in District 125.
Deer Park Town Center
Open-air lifestyle center at Rand Road (IL 12) and Long Grove Road with 70-plus shops and restaurants on about 407,293 sq ft. Opened October 27, 2000.
One-acre minimum zoning
Village charter preserves one-acre minimum residential lots, the foundational rule that has kept Deer Park low-density.
Two-county footprint
Most of the village is in Lake County with a sliver in Cook County. Affects K-8 boundary checks and tax-code areas.
Median home value ~$586,679
Zillow ZHVI typical home value, up 14.3% over the prior year.
Effective property tax ~2.19%
Ownwell reports an average effective property tax rate around 2.19% in Deer Park, lower than the Lake County average of 2.73%.
What’s close
Deer Park spans southern Lake County with a Cook County sliver, at the intersection of Lake-Cook Road and Rand Road (IL Route 12), about 37 miles northwest of Chicago.
- Deer Park Town Center
- Open-air lifestyle center at Rand Road and Long Grove Road. 70-plus stores and restaurants on roughly 407,293 sq ft, developed by Poag and opened October 27, 2000.
- Lake-Cook Road corridor
- East-west connector cutting through southern Lake County and through Deer Park.
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School (Lincolnshire)
- All Deer Park HS students feed into Stevenson HS in District 125, one of Illinois' top-rated public high schools.
- Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve
- 782-acre Lake County preserve on Cuba Road with 3 miles of trails through prairie, marsh, and oak savanna.
- Long Grove village center
- Adjacent historic downtown with boutique shops and the iconic covered bridge, accessible via Long Grove Road.
- Kildeer next door
- Home to Kemper Lakes Golf Club, the championship 7,217-yard course that hosted the 1989 PGA Championship.
What it’s actually like to live here
Deer Park has the feel of a wooded, low-key estate village. One-acre minimum zoning preserved by the village charter means most properties sit on big lots with mature tree cover, and Chicago-businessman estates from after World War I are part of the housing DNA. Residents pair that quiet residential character with an unusually convenient retail anchor: Deer Park Town Center sits inside village limits with 70-plus stores and a roster of restaurants, so a casual evening at Cooper's Hawk or a Saturday at the open-air shops never requires leaving town.
Outdoor life leans on Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve, a 782-acre Lake County preserve on Cuba Road with three miles of trails for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing through prairie, marsh, and oak savanna. Golfers have Kemper Lakes Golf Club just over the line in Kildeer, host of the 1989 PGA Championship. The high school pull is real: Adlai E. Stevenson HS in nearby Lincolnshire is consistently among Illinois' top-rated public high schools and serves all of Deer Park through District 125. The overall pace is slower than the bigger commuter towns to the south, with downtown Long Grove's historic village core a short drive away.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Deer Park community pages coming soon.
Browse the listings above. Detailed neighborhood pages with market stats, school info, and lifestyle take-downs land here as we roll them out.
Schools
Districts serving Deer Park.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D96Grades K to 8
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96
Schools serving the area
- Ivy Hall Elementary
- Prairie Elementary
- Kildeer Countryside Elementary
- Country Meadows Elementary
- Twin Groves Middle School
- Woodlawn Middle School
Seven-school district headquartered in Long Grove serving most of Deer Park K-8. The village spans Lake and Cook counties, so a few pockets fall outside D96 boundaries; verify by property using the KCSD 96 boundary map.
- D125Grades 9 to 12
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125
Schools serving the area
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Single comprehensive high school in Lincolnshire serving Deer Park and 15 other communities. One of Illinois' top-rated public high schools.
Around town
What there is to do in Deer Park.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Shopping
Deer Park Town Center
70-plus open-air shops and restaurants developed by Poag, opened October 27, 2000 at Rand Road and Long Grove Road.
- Parks
Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve
782-acre Lake County preserve with three miles of trails and an Illinois Natural Areas Inventory-recognized freshwater marsh.
- Culture
Historic Downtown Long Grove
Adjacent village with a historic downtown of boutique shops and the iconic covered bridge.
- Parks
Kemper Lakes Golf Club
Championship 7,217-yard course in next-door Kildeer that hosted the 1989 PGA Championship.
- Food & Drink
Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurant
Wine-focused American restaurant near Deer Park Town Center, a long-running local favorite.
- Parks
The Grove Country Club (Long Grove)
18-hole course built in 1964 with 60-plus bunkers and water on eight holes, just over the line in Long Grove.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Deer Park.
- Routes: IL 12 / Rand Road · Lake-Cook Road · Long Grove Road · Old McHenry Road
- O'Hare Airport: ~30 min
- Chicago Loop: ~60 min
By the numbers
Deer Park taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.19%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$742,500
MRED · last 12 mo (34 sales)
Median household income
$174,458
ACS
How Deer Park got here
A bit of history.
The Deer Grove area was first settled in the 1830s after the 1833 treaty that ceded Potawatomi land, with George Ela and other pioneers establishing farms by 1835. The railroad reached the area in 1854, and through the early 20th century Deer Park stayed a quiet farming community of grain fields and scattered estates built by Chicago businessmen after World War I. The Vehe family farmed in the area continuously from 1866, earning Illinois Centennial Farm recognition in 1972. The village name traces to the deer that historically populated the Deer Grove woods around which the settlement formed.
The Village of Deer Park was incorporated November 13, 1957, with Clarence Voras as its first Village President, expressly to control zoning and prevent the high-density development pressures coming from the Chicago suburbs. The ordinances locked in one-acre minimum residential lots, a standard the village still maintains. Population was just 830 in 1973 and grew with the 1990s estate-subdivision wave to 3,002 by the 2000 Census. The defining commercial event of the modern era was the October 27, 2000 opening of Deer Park Town Center, a Poag-developed open-air lifestyle center that became a regional retail destination in the northwest suburbs. Build-out continued through the 2000s and the village has held its low-density character through preserved zoning, reaching 3,681 residents at the 2020 Census.
The questions buyers actually ask
Deer Park FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Deer Park. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What high school does Deer Park feed into?
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, part of District 125, which serves Deer Park and 15 other communities in southern Lake County.
- What elementary district serves Deer Park?
- Most of the village is in Kildeer Countryside CCSD 96, a K-8 district headquartered in Long Grove with elementary schools Ivy Hall, Prairie, Kildeer Countryside, and Country Meadows, plus Twin Groves and Woodlawn middle schools. A few pockets fall outside that boundary, so confirm at the property level.
- What is Deer Park Town Center?
- An open-air lifestyle center at Rand Road and Long Grove Road with 70-plus stores and restaurants spread across about 407,293 sq ft. It was developed by Poag and opened October 27, 2000.
- What is the commute to Chicago like?
- It is roughly 34 miles and about an hour by car to the Loop, and about 24 miles and 30 minutes to O'Hare. There is no Metra station in Deer Park itself; the closest is Buffalo Grove on the NCS line, 32.0 miles from Union Station.
- What are property taxes like?
- The average effective property tax rate in Deer Park is about 2.19 percent, lower than the Lake County average of 2.73 percent.
- What kinds of homes are in Deer Park?
- The village was incorporated in 1957 specifically to lock in one-acre minimum residential lots, so the housing stock skews to larger wooded estate-style single-family homes. The Zillow typical home value is roughly $586,679.
- What is there to do outdoors?
- Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve, a 782-acre Lake County preserve on Cuba Road, has three miles of trails for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing through prairie, marsh, and oak savanna. Kemper Lakes Golf Club, host of the 1989 PGA Championship, is just over the line in Kildeer.
- Who is the real estate agent for Deer Park?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Deer Park in Deer Park, 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 Deer Park specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
Nearby
Towns next to Deer Park.
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