Elburn · Kane County · IL
Homes for sale in
Elburn.
- Active listings
- 14
- Median list
- $606K
- Avg time on market
- 8 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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Active listings
14 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Elburn.
Elburn is a growing village in western Kane County, set at the intersection of Illinois Routes 47 and 38. It serves as the western terminus of Metra's Union Pacific West line, with Elburn Station opening in January 2006 and instantly turning the village into one of Chicago's farthest-reach commuter towns. Families are zoned to Kaneland Community Unit School District 302, with two elementary schools located inside Elburn itself. The Main Street corridor still carries the old depot-town feel, with Schmidt's Towne Tap, Knuckleheads Tavern, and the longtime Ream's Meat Market all within a few blocks. Every August, Elburn Lions Park fills up for Elburn Days, the village's signature festival. The result is a balance of new-build subdivisions like Blackberry Creek and a small-town character that predates the railroad.
At a glance
UP-W Metra western terminus
Elburn Station opened January 23, 2006 as the new western end of the Union Pacific West line, 43.8 rail miles to Ogilvie.
~6,200 residents
6,175 at the 2020 Census, up from 2,756 in 2000. Among the faster-growing villages in western Kane County.
Kaneland CUSD 302
Two of the district's elementary schools, Blackberry Creek and John Stewart, sit inside the village. Kaneland High School is in Maple Park.
IL 47 and IL 38 crossroads
Route 47 runs north-south through the village; Route 38 (Roosevelt Road) runs east-west. Keslinger Road feeds the Metra station.
Ream's Meat Market
Three-generation family meat market at 250 S Main St, with 150+ house-smoked varieties. Owner Randy Ream is in the National Cured Meat Hall of Fame.
Elburn Days
Annual three-day festival the third weekend in August at Lions Park: live music, tractor pulls, mud volleyball, amusement rides, free admission.
Elburn Forest Preserve
Just east of town on Route 38, with high-quality savanna and oak-hickory woodland and Anderson Humane's wildlife center on site.
Blackberry Creek new construction
Major active subdivision, with Lennar developing a new 116-acre Blackberry Creek phase starting summer 2025 and first deliveries anticipated in early 2026.
What’s close
Elburn sits in western Kane County at the crossroads of Illinois Route 47 (the north-south spine through the western collar counties) and Illinois Route 38 (Roosevelt Road). It is the farthest-west village on the Metra Union Pacific West line, with the station 43.8 miles by rail from Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago.
- Elburn Metra Station
- Western terminus of the UP-W line. Big surface lot and easy car access off Anderson Road and Keslinger Road.
- Main Street downtown
- Old depot-town strip along Route 47, with Schmidt's Towne Tap, Knuckleheads Tavern, Ream's Meat Market, and the historic core.
- Blackberry Creek
- The major active subdivision, with Lennar building a new 116-acre phase as of 2025.
- Elburn Forest Preserve
- High-quality savanna and oak-hickory woodland just east of town on Route 38, with Anderson Humane's wildlife center on site.
- Neighbors
- Bordered by La Fox (east), Lily Lake (north), Kaneville (south), Maple Park (west), and Campton Hills.
- Distance to Chicago
- About 43.8 rail miles to Ogilvie and 50 highway miles to the Loop.
What it’s actually like to live here
Elburn lives at the seam between commuter suburbia and small-town western Kane County. Most weekday mornings start at the Metra lot off Anderson Road, where the UP-W line carries riders into Ogilvie in roughly 75 to 95 minutes. Evenings and weekends rotate around Main Street, with Schmidt's Towne Tap drawing locals for smoked wings and live music, Knuckleheads Tavern doing classic pub duty, and Ream's Meat Market supplying the freezer with sausages from a family that has been butchering in town since 1954.
Family life centers on Kaneland CUSD 302, with two elementary schools (Blackberry Creek and John Stewart) inside the village limits and Kaneland High School a short drive west in Maple Park. Elburn Lions Park hosts Elburn Days every third weekend in August, a free three-day festival with live music, tractor pulls, mud volleyball, and amusement rides that is the village's largest annual event. The Elburn Forest Preserve, just east of town on Route 38, adds a savanna and oak-hickory hiking option, and the Anderson Humane wildlife center operates from the preserve.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Elburn 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 Elburn.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D302Grades Pre-K – 12
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
Schools serving the area
- Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary (Elburn)
- Kaneland John Stewart Elementary (Elburn)
- Kaneland John Shields Elementary (Sugar Grove)
- Kaneland Harter Middle School (Sugar Grove)
- Kaneland High School (Maple Park)
All of Elburn is in Kaneland CUSD 302. Two of the district's elementary schools sit inside the village; Harter Middle and Kaneland High School are a short drive west in Sugar Grove and Maple Park.
Around town
What there is to do in Elburn.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Family
Elburn Lions Park
Community park at 500 Filmore St, home to Elburn Days every August and year-round Lions Club events.
- Food & Drink
Schmidt's Towne Tap
Downtown tavern at 107 N Main St known for smoked wings, half-pound burgers, and live music.
- Food & Drink
Knuckleheads Tavern
Classic small-town pub at 108 E North St, a longtime locals' hangout just off Main Street.
- Shopping
Ream's Meat Market
Three-generation butcher shop at 250 S Main St with 150+ varieties of house-smoked meats and sausages. Owner Randy Ream is in the National Cured Meat Hall of Fame.
- Family
Elburn Days Festival
Annual three-day festival the third full weekend of August at Lions Park: free admission, live music, tractor pulls, amusement rides, mud volleyball.
- Parks
Elburn Forest Preserve
High-quality savanna and oak-hickory woodland at 45W061 IL-38, on the Fox/Kishwaukee watershed divide, with Anderson Humane's wildlife center on site.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Elburn.
MetraUP-W line
- Stations: Elburn
- Terminal: Chicago Ogilvie (OTC)
- Distance: 43.8 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: IL 47 · IL 38 (Roosevelt Road) · Keslinger Road
- O'Hare Airport: ~50 min
- Chicago Loop: ~85 min
By the numbers
Elburn taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.89%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$464,900
MRED · last 12 mo (161 sales)
Median household income
$106,506
ACS
How Elburn got here
A bit of history.
European settlement of the area began in 1834 when William Lance arrived and built a home, followed shortly after by Henry Warne's stagecoach inn, the Halfway House, positioned halfway between Oregon, Illinois and Chicago. When the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company built through the area in 1854, the new stop was named Blackberry Station after the township. The village formally incorporated as Elburn in 1886. The name itself derives from an originally suggested "Melbourne," which was shortened at the railroad's request, first to Elbourne, then Elburne, and finally Elburn.
For most of the 20th century, Elburn remained a small agricultural town built around the rail line and the local grain cooperative (now operated as CHS Elburn, with roots going back to local farmers pooling resources in 1921). The area's population began expanding rapidly in the 1990s as tract-home subdivisions arrived. The biggest catalyst came in January 2006, when Metra extended commuter rail service 8.5 miles west from Geneva and opened Elburn Station as the new western terminus of the Union Pacific West line, making Elburn one of Chicago's farthest western suburbs. Population grew from 2,756 in 2000 to 5,602 in 2010 and 6,175 by 2020.
The questions buyers actually ask
Elburn FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Elburn. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- What school district serves Elburn?
- All of Elburn is served by Kaneland Community Unit School District 302. Two of the district's elementary schools, Blackberry Creek Elementary and John Stewart Elementary, are inside the village. Harter Middle School is in Sugar Grove and Kaneland High School is in Maple Park.
- Why is Elburn called the end of the line?
- Elburn Station is the western terminus of Metra's Union Pacific West line. The 8.5-mile extension from Geneva opened on January 23, 2006, making Elburn the farthest-west commuter rail stop on the UP-W.
- How long does it take to get downtown by train?
- Elburn Station is about 43.8 rail miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center. The fastest UP-W train runs about 1 hour 12 minutes; an average trip is around 1 hour 25 minutes.
- How long is the drive to O'Hare or the Loop?
- From Elburn, drivers typically reach O'Hare in about 50 minutes via I-88 or Roosevelt Road, and downtown Chicago in roughly 85 minutes depending on traffic.
- What are property taxes like in Elburn?
- Ownwell reports a median effective property tax rate of about 2.89 percent in Elburn, with median annual bills ranging from roughly $6,800 at the 25th percentile to about $13,300 at the 90th percentile. Combined sales tax is 8.0 percent.
- What kind of buyer does Elburn attract?
- Families who want Kaneland 302 schools, train-line access without Geneva or St. Charles price tags, and a small-town Main Street. The Zillow average home value is around $450K as of February 2026, with a mix of new-construction subdivisions and older homes near the historic core.
- What new subdivisions are being built in Elburn?
- Blackberry Creek is the major active community, with Lennar developing a new 116-acre Blackberry Creek phase starting summer 2025 and first deliveries anticipated in early 2026. Other earlier builders in the subdivision include Kennedy, Patrick, Shodeen, and Taylor Morrison.
Nearby
Towns next to Elburn.
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