Gurnee · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
Gurnee.
- Active listings
- 64
- Median list
- $397K
- Avg time on market
- 15 days
- Sold · last year
- 439
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About the community
Living in Gurnee.
Gurnee sits in central Lake County where I-94 meets Illinois Route 132 (Grand Avenue). Most of what people outside Illinois know about the village comes from two addresses on that interchange: Six Flags Great America and Gurnee Mills. Day to day, Gurnee functions as a family suburb of roughly 30,500 residents anchored by Warren Township High School District 121, with K-8 students split between Woodland CCSD 50 west of the river and Gurnee SD 56 closer to the older village core. The Des Plaines River runs north-south through the village and carries the Des Plaines River Trail with it, giving Gurnee a real natural spine in addition to the retail strip. Commuters drive I-94 south to O'Hare and the Loop, or head a few miles east to the Waukegan station on Metra's Union Pacific North line. Housing leans toward 1980s to 2000s subdivisions like Hunt Club Farms, Stonebrook, and Bittersweet Woods.
At a glance
~30,500 residents
2020 Census recorded 30,706. Later estimates put the village right around 30,500.
Warren Township HSD 121
Single high school on a two-campus model: O'Plaine Road campus serves grades 9-10, Almond Road campus serves grades 11-12.
K-8 split: Woodland 50 + Gurnee 56
Most of Gurnee is in Woodland CCSD 50 (one of the largest elementary districts in Illinois). The older central section sits in Gurnee SD 56. Confirm by address.
I-94 at Route 132
Direct Tri-State Tollway access. About 37 minutes to O'Hare in light traffic, 60+ minutes to the Loop.
Six Flags Great America
300-acre theme park with 17 roller coasters, plus the Hurricane Harbor water park next door.
Gurnee Mills
Simon-owned outlet and full-price center with nearly 200 stores including Bass Pro Shops, Primark, and a Marcus Theatres multiplex.
Des Plaines River Trail
Multi-use trail running north-south through the village along the river, accessible from Gowe Park and other Gurnee Park District sites.
No Metra in Gurnee
Closest stations are Waukegan (UP-N) about 6 miles east and Grayslake (MD-N) about 7 miles southwest.
What’s close
Gurnee sits in central Lake County, north of Libertyville and south of Waukegan, with I-94 splitting the village roughly in half north-south.
- I-94 and Route 132 interchange
- Anchors Six Flags Great America, Gurnee Mills, and most large-format retail in the village.
- Des Plaines River corridor
- Runs north-south through Gurnee and carries the Des Plaines River Trail along its banks.
- Waukegan Metra station
- UP-N line, about 6 miles east at 95 N Spring Street in Waukegan. The nearest commuter rail option for most Gurnee residents.
- Vista Medical Center East
- Trauma II acute-care hospital at 1324 N Sheridan Road in Waukegan, about 10 minutes east.
- Bittersweet Golf Club
- Village-owned 18-hole public course at 875 Almond Road, par 72 at 6,751 yards with a lighted driving range.
- Naval Station Great Lakes
- U.S. Navy's primary boot camp, about 10 miles east near Lake Michigan.
What it’s actually like to live here
Day to day life in Gurnee splits between the retail and entertainment strip along Grand Avenue and the quieter residential subdivisions north and west of it. Most households live in detached single-family homes built between the late 1980s and mid-2000s in neighborhoods like Hunt Club Farms, Stonebrook, Woods of Stonebrook, and Bittersweet Woods. The Gurnee Park District runs 28 park sites, the Hunt Club Park Aquatic Center, the FitNation 75,000-square-foot fitness center, and the village-owned Bittersweet Golf Club, which gives families plenty to do without driving south.
Commuting is car-dominant. Gurnee has no Metra station of its own, so train riders drive east to Waukegan for the UP-N line or southwest to Grayslake for the MD-N. I-94 access is the real selling point, with O'Hare about 32 miles south and the Loop about 46 miles. The Des Plaines River Trail gives runners and cyclists a long north-south corridor through Lake County, and Six Flags, Gurnee Mills, and the Marcus Theatres complex give teenagers and visiting family members a built-in weekend agenda.
Neighborhoods
Gurnee neighborhoods
17 neighborhoods in Gurnee, each with its own page covering market stats, schools, and what the buyers there are optimizing for. Featured neighborhoods have hand-curated content; the rest auto- update from MRED listing data.
Bittersweet Woods
An upper-tier 1990s single-family enclave next to the Village-owned Bittersweet Golf Club in Gurnee, in Woodland District 50 and Warren Township District 121.
~$675,00012 sold last yearFeaturedBrookside
An established Kimball Hill community on the west side of Gurnee: single-family homes and townhomes from the late 1980s and early 1990s, ponds and sidewalks, minutes from Hunt Club Park, in Woodland District 50 and Warren Township High School.
1 active~$375,000FeaturedConcord Oaks
An established mid-1990s Concord Homes subdivision on Gurnee's west side: 473 single-family homes bordering the village-owned Bittersweet Golf Club, with a low-cost self-managed HOA and Woodland District 50 schools.
9 sold last yearFeaturedCountry Towne
An established late-1980s subdivision with a Gurnee address that sits in unincorporated Warren Township, directly across from the township civic campus and next door to the Warren Township High School Almond Campus.
~$389,9007 sold last yearFeaturedElysian Fields
A mid-1990s Town & Country neighborhood on Gurnee's west side, wrapped by the Bittersweet Golf Club, with wine-country street names and a light HOA.
7 sold last yearFeaturedFairway Ridge
An established early-1990s Cambridge Homes community in western Gurnee with a resident-run association, a clubhouse and pool, and Woodland District 50 schools feeding Warren Township High School.
1 active~$384,900FeaturedGrandwood Park
An established lake neighborhood in unincorporated Warren Township with a Gurnee address, built out from the 1960s around Grandwood Lake, with its own park district and the Woodland District 50 grade centers.
16 sold last yearFeaturedHeather Ridge
An established, amenity-rich planned community off Gages Lake Road in Gurnee, built around a 9-hole golf course, with four pools, 24/7 private security, and a mix of condos, townhomes, and single-family homes at an attainable Gurnee price.
~$235,00035 sold last yearFeaturedPembrook
One of Gurnee's more attainable neighborhoods: a mixed community of detached homes, townhomes, and condos from the 1970s and 1980s, minutes from Gurnee Mills and Six Flags, in Warren Township High School District 121.
1 active~$270,000FeaturedProvidence Village
One of Gurnee's larger established single-family neighborhoods, built through the late 1980s and 1990s, with an unusually active homeowners association, Warren Township schools, park and trail access, and minutes to I-94.
9 sold last yearFeaturedRavinia Woods
A cohesive 1990s Sundance Homes community in Gurnee, with a central park, pond and trails, minutes from Gurnee Mills and I-94, in Woodland District 50 and Warren Township High School District 121.
~$470,00011 sold last yearFeaturedSouthridge
An established Westfield Homes subdivision on the west side of Gurnee, with roomy late-1980s and early-1990s single-family houses, a neighborhood park, and highway-close access to Gurnee Mills and I-94.
~$450,0007 sold last yearFeaturedStonebrook
An established Westfield Homes single-family community off Hunt Club Road in Gurnee, with a bike path to the Millennium Trail, ponds, and golf minutes away.
15 sold last yearFeaturedThe Estates at Churchill Hunt
An upscale Toll Brothers enclave of estate homes on roughly one-acre lots in Gurnee, with an adjacent park and forest-preserve trails, Woodland District 50 and Warren Township schools, and quick I-94 access.
1 active~$849,900FeaturedThe Pines
An established west-Gurnee neighborhood of single-family homes and townhomes off Dilleys Road, minutes from Gurnee Mills, I-94, and the Woodland and Warren Township schools.
2 active~$420,000FeaturedTimberwoods
A late-1990s Cambridge Homes neighborhood in west Gurnee with Beatles street names, a Gurnee Park District park inside the subdivision, and an HOA that costs $270 a year and does not tell you what to do with your house.
4 active~$699,900FeaturedWestgate
An established late-1980s Gurnee community with single-family homes and townhomes, a neighborhood park, and quick access to Grand Avenue, I-94, and Gurnee Mills.
~$289,00011 sold last yearFeatured
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period September 13, 2025 through September 13, 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.
Schools
Districts serving Gurnee.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D121Grades 9 to 12
Warren Township High School District 121
Schools serving the area
- Warren Township HS - O'Plaine Campus (9-10)
- Warren Township HS - Almond Campus (11-12)
Single high school operated on two campuses. District covers all or part of Gurnee, Beach Park, Gages Lake, Grandwood Park, Grayslake, Millburn, Old Mill Creek, Park City, Third Lake, Wadsworth, Waukegan, and Wildwood.
- D50Grades Pre-K to 8
Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50
Schools serving the area
- Woodland Primary
- Woodland Elementary
- Woodland Intermediate
- Woodland Middle School
Serves the western and northern portions of Gurnee. One of the largest elementary districts in Illinois at roughly 4,500 to 5,000 students across about 33 square miles.
- D56Grades Pre-K to 8
Gurnee School District 56
Schools serving the area
- Spaulding School
- Prairie Trail School
- Viking Middle School
- River Trail School
Serves portions of central Gurnee with about 1,900 students across four schools. The Gurnee village is split between D50 and D56 by address; confirm before writing an offer.
Homes by school
Homes for sale by school in Gurnee
Around town
What there is to do in Gurnee.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Family
Six Flags Great America
300-acre theme park with 17 roller coasters, family-themed areas, and the Hurricane Harbor water park next door.
- Shopping
Gurnee Mills
Simon-owned outlet and full-price center with nearly 200 stores including Bass Pro Shops, Primark, H&M, and a Marcus Theatres multiplex.
- Parks
Des Plaines River Trail
Packed-gravel multi-use trail along the Des Plaines River, with a Gurnee access point at Gowe Park (4621 McClure Ave).
- Parks
Hunt Club Park Aquatic Center
Gurnee Park District outdoor aquatic center at 900 N Hunt Club Road with zero-depth entry, seven slides, lap lanes, and sand volleyball.
- Family
Bittersweet Golf Club
Village-owned 18-hole public course at 875 Almond Road, par 72 at 6,751 yards with a lighted driving range and short-game practice area.
- Culture
Gurnee Park District
Operates 28 park sites plus Viking Park Community Center and FitNation, with programming from dance to gymnastics to senior activities.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Gurnee.
- Routes: I-94 (Tri-State Tollway) · IL 132 (Grand Avenue) · IL 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) · US 41
- O'Hare Airport: ~37 min
- Chicago Loop: ~63 min
By the numbers
Gurnee taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.75%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.50%
combined
Median sold price
$375,000
MRED · last 12 mo (439 sales)
Median household income
$119,628
ACS
How Gurnee got here
A bit of history.
The first settlers arrived in what is now Gurnee in 1835 along the Des Plaines River, then known as the Aux Plaines. Many came from Warren, New York. Warren Township was formally organized in 1850 and named for Major Joseph Warren, killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The original hamlet was called Wentworth after Chicago mayor and congressman John Wentworth, and the early commercial center grew up around the O'Plaine Tavern.
The settlement was renamed Gurnee Station after Walter S. Gurnee, the 14th mayor of Chicago and a director of the railroad that agreed to put a stop there. The village incorporated as Gurnee on May 8, 1928. Growth stayed modest until the late 20th century, when two anchor developments at the I-94 / Grand Avenue interchange reshaped the village. Marriott's Great America (now Six Flags Great America) opened in 1976, and Gurnee Mills opened as an outlet mall in 1991. Those two projects, combined with I-94 corridor expansion, drove the residential boom that built most of the subdivisions standing today.
The questions buyers actually ask
Gurnee FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Gurnee. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- Which high school do Gurnee kids attend?
- Almost all Gurnee students attend Warren Township High School in District 121. Warren uses a two-campus model: freshmen and sophomores go to the O'Plaine Road campus, juniors and seniors go to the Almond Road campus. There is only one public high school for the village.
- Is the elementary district the same across all of Gurnee?
- No. The village is split. Most of Gurnee, especially the western and northern subdivisions, is in Woodland CCSD 50, which feeds Warren. The older central section is in Gurnee SD 56, which also feeds Warren. When you tour a house, confirm the elementary district by address, not by ZIP.
- Does Gurnee have a Metra station?
- No. The nearest Metra options are the Waukegan station on the UP-N line (about 6 miles east) and the Grayslake station on the MD-N line (about 7 miles southwest). Gurnee is a car-commute suburb for most workers, with I-94 doing the heavy lifting south to O'Hare and the city.
- How much of a tax hit does Gurnee carry?
- The median effective property tax rate in Gurnee runs around 2.75 percent per Ownwell's Lake County data. The combined sales tax is 8.5 percent per Avalara. Plan on a property tax bill of roughly $9,000 to $11,000 on a $375,000 home and underwrite accordingly.
- What is it like living near Six Flags and Gurnee Mills?
- Day to day, less than you would expect. Most homes sit a few miles north or west of the I-94 / Grand Avenue interchange where the entertainment district is concentrated. Summer Saturdays and Halloween Fright Fest weekends bring real traffic on Grand Avenue, Hunt Club Road, and the I-94 ramps. If you avoid the immediate corridor, you mostly notice the fireworks at night.
- Where should families look first for single-family homes?
- The most active family-home pockets are Hunt Club Farms, Stonebrook (including Woods of Stonebrook and Stonebrook Estates), and Bittersweet Woods. All built late 1980s through early 2000s, all feeding Woodland 50 then Warren, mostly between Hunt Club Road and Almond Road north of Grand Avenue.
- What is the commute really like to O'Hare and downtown?
- Plan on about 37 minutes to O'Hare in light traffic, but I-94 from the north suburbs can double that in a Tuesday morning rush. Downtown Loop is around 60 minutes off-peak. If you are commuting to the Loop daily, most Gurnee residents drive to Waukegan or Grayslake and take Metra rather than fight I-94 all the way in.
- Who is the real estate agent for Gurnee?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Gurnee in Gurnee, 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 Gurnee 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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Your local agent
Joe knows Gurnee
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.
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