Deerfield · Lake County · IL
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Deerfield Park.
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- Avg time on market
- 11 days
- Sold · last year
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About the community
The streets that filled in when the Edens opened and Deerfield tripled in size.
Deerfield Park is a single-family neighborhood name used in the MLS for homes in the Village of Deerfield, in Lake County. It is not a gated or association-governed development, and it should not be confused with the Deerfield Park District, which is the separate municipal recreation agency formed in 1951. The housing stock reflects Deerfield's postwar boom, when the village went from about 3,300 residents in 1950 to nearly 11,800 in 1960 after the Edens Expressway opened. Most homes here date to the mid-1950s through the early 1960s, with scattered later infill and rebuilds. The character is classic North Shore postwar suburbia: curving streets, sidewalks, a mature canopy, and modest lots with original ranches sitting alongside gut renovations.
At a glance
Postwar housing stock
Mid-century ranches, split-levels, Cape Cods and colonials, with the bulk built from the mid-1950s through the early 1960s plus later infill.
No mandatory HOA
No community dues and no architectural review board, which also means no covenant control over what neighbors build.
District 109 and Deerfield High
Deerfield Public Schools District 109 for PreK-8 and Township High School District 113 for Deerfield High School. Assignment varies by address.
Deerfield Park District
Twenty parks, two outdoor pools, the 100,000 square foot Sachs Recreation Center, Jewett Park Community Center and a public golf course.
Two Metra stations
Deerfield station in Zone 4 and Lake Cook Road station in Zone 3, both on the Milwaukee District North line to Union Station.
Deerfield Square
The rebuilt downtown at Waukegan Road, anchored by Whole Foods, with a plaza, playground and summer concerts.
What’s close
Deerfield Park addresses sit across Deerfield's south and central sections, inside a village of roughly 19,000 people with the Edens and Tri-State corridors close at hand.
- Schools
- Deerfield Public Schools District 109 for PreK-8, with South Park, Walden and Wilmot elementary and Shepard and Caruso middle schools in play depending on the street, feeding Deerfield High School in District 113. Confirm assignment by address with District 109.
- Train
- Deerfield station at 860 Deerfield Road, Zone 4, with 616 parking spaces, and Lake Cook Road station at 601 Lake Cook Road, Zone 3, both on the Milwaukee District North line.
- Parks
- The Deerfield Park District operates roughly 206 acres across twenty parks, including Mitchell and Deerspring pools, the Sachs Recreation Center and the Deerfield Golf Club and Learning Center.
- Highway
- Direct access to the I-94 Edens corridor and the I-294 Tri-State Tollway, with Lake Cook Road, Waukegan Road and Deerfield Road as the main arterials.
- Shopping
- The Shops at Deerfield Square on Waukegan Road, with Whole Foods and about 200,000 square feet of retail, plus Northbrook Court just south.
- Hospital
- Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital at 777 Park Avenue West, roughly four miles east, with a Level II emergency department and Primary Stroke Center certification.
What it’s actually like to live here
Deerfield Park is postwar Deerfield in its most practical form. These are the streets that filled in when the Edens Expressway opened and the village tripled in size, so the fabric is consistent: curving blocks, sidewalks, streetlights, a canopy of trees now seventy years mature, and ranches and split-levels sitting on lots around a quarter acre. Nothing about it announces itself. What it delivers instead is proximity, and in Deerfield proximity is the product. You are inside a village with two Metra stations on the same line, a rebuilt downtown at Deerfield Square with a Whole Foods and a plaza that runs summer concerts, a park district that owns twenty parks, two outdoor pools, a large recreation center and a public golf course, and a school system that people move here specifically to use.
The honest tradeoff is the housing stock. Most of these homes were built between the mid-1950s and the early 1960s for a family with one car and different expectations about bathrooms, and a meaningful share have never been comprehensively updated. Buyers should expect to underwrite for mechanicals, windows, electrical service and kitchens, and to encounter original layouts with smaller closed-off rooms and modest primary bedrooms. The neighborhood is actively transitioning: some owners gut and expand, some tear down and rebuild, and the result is a streetscape where a small original ranch can sit two doors from a much larger new house. Whether that reads as vitality or inconsistency is a matter of taste, but it is real and buyers should see it in person before falling for a listing photo. There is also no HOA, which means no dues, and equally no architectural review to control what the neighbors build.
The second honest tradeoff is carrying cost. Lake County effective tax rates in the mid-2 percent range mean the monthly number is heavier than the purchase price alone suggests, and that is the trade for District 109 and Deerfield High School. Commuters should also test the actual station they will use, since Deerfield station and Lake Cook Road station sit in different fare zones and have different parking situations, and village-administered permit parking is a separate line item worth confirming during due diligence. For buyers who want a Deerfield address, a walkable grid, real park district infrastructure and a train they can drive to in a few minutes, and who are willing to buy a house that needs work, this is one of the more sensible ways into the village.
The questions buyers actually ask
Deerfield Park FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Deerfield Park. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- 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 Deerfield Park the same thing as the Deerfield Park District?
- No, and it is a common mix-up. Deerfield Park is a residential subdivision name used in the MLS for single-family homes in Deerfield. The Deerfield Park District is the separate municipal recreation agency, formed in 1951, that runs the village's twenty parks, two outdoor pools, the Sachs Recreation Center, Jewett Park Community Center, the Patty Turner Center and the Deerfield Golf Club and Learning Center. Homeowners in the subdivision are served by the Park District, but the neighborhood was not built or run by it.
- Is there a homeowners association, and what are the dues?
- There is effectively no mandatory HOA and no community dues. MLS records show only a nominal placeholder association figure, which is the standard artifact of a blank field. That means no assessments, but also no private amenities and no architectural control over what neighbors build. Confirm on the specific parcel, since individual properties can occasionally carry private easements or small block-level agreements.
- What schools serve Deerfield Park?
- Elementary and middle grades fall under Deerfield Public Schools District 109, which enrolls about 2,700 students across six schools. Listings in this subdivision most often reference South Park Elementary on Hackberry Road, with Walden and Wilmot also in play depending on the block, and middle school splitting between Shepard and Caruso. High school is Deerfield High School under Township High School District 113. Because the subdivision name covers a wide area, assignment genuinely varies by address, so verify your exact address with District 109 before writing an offer.
- What do homes cost here, and how is the market?
- Check the live Market snapshot on this page. It pulls current listing and sales activity straight from the MLS, so it reflects today rather than a number frozen into a paragraph. In general terms this is one of the more attainable entry points into Deerfield, with a wide spread driven by condition, and renovated or expanded homes commanding the top of the range.
- How old are the homes, and should I expect to renovate?
- Most were built between the late 1940s and the early 1960s, with the heaviest concentration in the mid-1950s through 1962, plus scattered newer infill and rebuilds. Finished sizes generally run from about 1,200 to just over 4,000 square feet on lots averaging around a quarter acre. Many homes retain original mechanicals, windows and layouts, so budget for updates unless you buy one that has already been done. The neighborhood has ongoing renovation and teardown activity, which is why finish levels vary a lot block to block.
- What is the commute like, and what about taxes?
- Deerfield has two Metra stations on the Milwaukee District North line, which runs between Chicago Union Station and Fox Lake. Deerfield station at 860 Deerfield Road is Zone 4 with 616 parking spaces, and Lake Cook Road station at 601 Lake Cook Road is Zone 3 with 655 spaces and more frequent service. By car, the I-94 Edens corridor and the I-294 Tri-State are both close. On taxes, plan for Lake County effective rates in roughly the mid-2 percent range of market value, and verify the exact figure for any parcel with the Lake County Treasurer.
- Who is the real estate agent for Deerfield Park?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Deerfield Park in Deerfield, 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 Deerfield Park specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
Your local agent
Joe knows Deerfield Park
Most agents will list anything. I focus on the places I actually know, and the things that move value here don't show up in the MLS write-up: which streets and buildings hold demand, what the HOA or assessments really cover, how the comps read once you account for condition and location, and where buyers consistently want to be.
When you're ready to tour or list, you want someone who has read the last 50 closed comps in this specific market, not a national average, and can tell you what they actually mean for your price. That's how I work. Text or call any time, and I'll give you a real take, not a brochure.
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Market snapshot
Deerfield Park, 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 list price
$595,000
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$585,000
Avg time on market
11 days
Sold in the last year
7
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 16, 2025 through August 16, 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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