Glenwood · Cook County · IL
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Glenwood Manor.
- Active listings
- 6
- Median list
- $192K
- Avg time on market
- 46 days
- Sold · last year
- 8
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6 homes on the market
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About the community
A 1960s subdivision that has aged into its trees.
Glenwood Manor is one of the four large named subdivisions the Village of Glenwood lists as its own, alongside Glenwood Forest, Glenwood Estate, and Brookwood Point. It sits east of Halsted Street and north of 187th Street, about 23 miles south of the Loop, across roughly a thousand parcels of detached houses plus a set of small condominium developments on the same streets. Most of it went up during the village's postwar boom, when close to 3,000 homes were built in Glenwood between 1960 and 1980. The streets curve rather than grid, the parkway trees are full grown, and Arquilla Park with its field house sits inside the subdivision rather than at its edge.
At a glance
Arquilla Park inside the neighborhood
Playground, tennis court, basketball court, and baseball diamonds at 225 Park Drive, plus the field house used for meetings and rentals.
Roughly a thousand parcels
Detached single-family blocks plus about a dozen small condominium developments inside the same subdivision footprint.
Postwar build era
Construction ran from roughly 1962 into the early 1990s, concentrated in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Ringed by forest preserve
Glenwood is a little over three square miles and is almost entirely surrounded by Forest Preserves of Cook County land.
Thorn Creek Trail System
Sweet Woods sits at the northern start of a trail network running roughly 23 miles across the Southland.
Brookwood District 167
Hickory Bend and Longwood Elementary through grade 4, Brookwood Middle for 5 and 6, Brookwood Junior High for 7 and 8.
Neighborhood association
The Glenwood Manor Homeowners Association meets at the Arquilla Park Field House on the first Thursday of every month.
Route 394 on the village edge
Built to Interstate standard, connecting north to the I-294, I-94, and I-80 interchange.
What’s close
Glenwood sits about 23 miles south of downtown Chicago, with Halsted Street as its commercial spine and Route 394 running along the village's eastern flank.
- Schools
- Brookwood School District 167 for PreK through 8. High school is split between Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 and Bloom Township District 206 depending on address, so verify before relying on it.
- Highway
- Illinois Route 394 along the east side, connecting north to I-294, I-94, and I-80, with US 30 to the south.
- Train
- No Metra station in Glenwood. The village directs commuters to the Homewood station on the Metra Electric District, which is also an Amtrak stop.
- Bus
- Pace routes 352 and 890 run the Halsted Street corridor.
- Shopping
- The Halsted Street corridor handles everyday errands, including an Aldi at 18901 South Halsted. The village is redeveloping the former Halsted Plaza site.
- Hospital
- No hospital in Glenwood. Franciscan Health Olympia Fields, Advocate South Suburban in Hazel Crest, and UChicago Medicine Ingalls in Harvey are the nearest full-service options.
What it’s actually like to live here
Glenwood Manor is what a 1960s subdivision looks like sixty years in, which is mostly a compliment. The streets curve rather than grid, the parkway trees are full grown, and the neighborhood's park is not an afterthought at the edge of a plat but a genuine center of gravity. Arquilla Park, with its field house, playground, tennis and basketball courts, and the diamonds the Glenwood Baseball League takes over every spring, sits on Park Drive right in the middle of the subdivision. The homeowners association meets in that same field house on the first Thursday of every month, which tells you something about how this place is organized. The association here is a room full of neighbors rather than a portal you log into.
The setting is the quiet advantage buyers underrate until they drive it. The village is only a little over three square miles and is almost entirely encircled by Cook County forest preserve, with roughly half its land classified as park or preserve. Sweet Woods and the northern end of the Thorn Creek Trail System are minutes away, and the trail network runs some twenty-plus miles through the surrounding Southland. The village even takes its name from the topography, since the Glenwood Shoreline, a sand ridge left behind by glacial Lake Chicago, runs through town. On the practical side, Halsted Street handles groceries and everyday errands and Route 394 gets you to the interstates without a stoplight fight.
Now the honest part. Glenwood has no Metra station of its own, and the village points commuters to the Homewood station on the Metra Electric District, which is a drive-and-park proposition rather than a walk. A future station on the proposed SouthEast Service line has been discussed for years with no confirmed date, so buy here on the strength of what exists rather than what is drawn. Property taxes are the other real tradeoff, since south suburban Cook County carries some of the highest effective residential rates in the metro area, and the homeowner exemption is worth filing for on day one. Finally, this is a subdivision with two very different products under one name. The detached houses and the condominium buildings sit on the same streets but come with different ownership costs, different associations, and different amenity access, and the high school your address feeds is not uniform across the subdivision either.
The questions buyers actually ask
Glenwood Manor FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Glenwood Manor. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- There are two different things here and the difference matters. The Glenwood Manor Homeowners Association is the neighborhood association the Village of Glenwood lists on its official page; it meets at the Arquilla Park Field House, 225 Park Drive, on the first Thursday of every month. Whether it carries mandatory dues is not documented publicly, so confirm that in writing for any specific address. Separately, the condominium buildings inside Glenwood Manor carry real monthly assessments through their own condo associations, typically covering exterior maintenance, lawn care, snow removal, scavenger service, parking, insurance, and access to association amenities. There is more than one condo association here, so the amount and the inclusions vary by building.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $4,500 – $8,500 per year, depending on home size and value. Cook 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.
- What kind of homes are in Glenwood Manor, and when were they built?
- A mix of detached single-family houses and low-rise condominium buildings inside one subdivision footprint. Construction ran from roughly 1962 into the early 1990s, with the bulk of it in the 1960s and early 1970s, during the boom when close to 3,000 homes went up across Glenwood.
- Is there an HOA, and what does it cost?
- There are effectively two answers and it depends on what you buy. The Glenwood Manor Homeowners Association is the neighborhood association the Village lists on its official page, meeting at the Arquilla Park Field House on the first Thursday of every month. Whether it carries mandatory dues is not documented publicly, so confirm that in writing for the specific address. Separately, the condominium buildings carry real monthly assessments through their own associations, typically covering exterior maintenance, lawn care, snow removal, scavenger service, parking, insurance, and association amenities. There is more than one condo association here, so get the current declaration and budget before you close.
- Which schools serve Glenwood Manor?
- For elementary and middle school, Brookwood School District 167, headquartered in Glenwood. Students attend Hickory Bend or Longwood Elementary through fourth grade, Brookwood Middle School for fifth and sixth, then Brookwood Junior High for seventh and eighth. High school is the part that requires a check: Glenwood is split between Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 and Bloom Township High School District 206, and assignment depends on the specific address. Verify with the districts rather than assuming based on the street.
- How do people commute from Glenwood?
- Most drive. Illinois Route 394, built to Interstate standard, runs along the eastern edge of the village and connects north to the I-294, I-94, and I-80 interchange, with US 30 to the south. For rail there is no station in Glenwood, so the village directs commuters to the Homewood station on the Metra Electric District line, which is also an Amtrak stop. Pace routes 352 and 890 run the Halsted corridor.
- How high are the property taxes?
- They are the main tradeoff for the area's attainable prices, and buyers should go in clear-eyed. Glenwood sits in suburban Cook County's South assessment triad, where the Civic Federation found a median residential effective tax rate of roughly 3.45 percent of market value across 85 south suburban municipalities, with most falling between 2 and 4 percent. That is well above collar county and City of Chicago effective rates. Owner-occupants should file for the Cook County Homeowner Exemption, and eligible owners 65 and over for the Senior Exemption. Pull the actual bill by PIN through the Cook County Treasurer before you write an offer.
- What do homes here sell for, and how is the market moving?
- Rather than quote a number that goes stale, check the live Market snapshot on this page, which pulls current listings and recent sales straight from the MLS. Broadly, Glenwood Manor is one of the more attainable established subdivisions in the south suburbs, and the condominium units and the detached houses sit in clearly different price tiers.
- Who is the real estate agent for Glenwood Manor?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Glenwood Manor in Glenwood, 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 Glenwood Manor 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
Glenwood Manor, 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
$192,400
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$140,000
Homes for sale right now
6
Avg time on market
46 days
Sold in the last year
8
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 15, 2025 through August 15, 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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