Hampshire · Kane County · IL
Homes for sale in
Hampshire.
- Active listings
- 39
- Median list
- $474K
- Avg time on market
- 25 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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Active listings
39 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Hampshire.
Hampshire is a village of roughly 7,667 residents in northwestern Kane County at the crossroads of U.S. Route 20 and Illinois Route 47. Its full-access I-90 IL 47 interchange sits a few miles east on the Jane Addams Tollway, putting O'Hare about 42 miles and 46 minutes away on a clean run. Most students attend Community Unit School District 300, with Hampshire High School located in the village, while parts of the community feed into Central CUSD 301 in Burlington. The village has grown more than 170 percent since 2000 and led Illinois in year-over-year municipal growth in 2024 at 9.2 percent, fueled by subdivisions like Lennar's Tamms Farm. Buyers find a working historic downtown along State Street and easy reach to Hampshire Forest Preserve north of town.
At a glance
~7,700 residents
7,667 at the 2020 Census, up about 170 percent since 2000. Largest single-year growth rate in Illinois in 2024 at 9.2 percent.
Hampshire High School (D300)
Hampshire High School is in the village and is part of Community Unit School District 300. Portions of Hampshire and the surrounding township also lie within Central CUSD 301 (Burlington-based).
U.S. 20 + IL 47
Crossroads of U.S. Route 20 (Marengo Road) and Illinois Route 47 in the village. I-90 IL 47 full-access interchange a few miles east.
Coon Creek Country Days
Four-day August festival downtown at 400 N State Street with parade, carnival, fireworks, and beer garden.
Hampshire Forest Preserve
About 302-acre Kane County preserve north of the village along Allen Road, with more than 10 miles of trails through oak savanna, prairie, and wetland.
Tamms Farm + active growth
Lennar's Tamms Farm (2022 to 2025) is the most visible recent build. Building permits jumped from 49 in 2021 to 167 in 2024.
No Metra in town
Closest station is Big Timber Road on the MD-W line in Elgin, about 20 minutes east.
Two-county footprint
Mostly in Kane County, with a sliver extending north into Coral Township in McHenry County.
What’s close
Hampshire sits in the far northwest corner of Kane County at the U.S. 20 and IL 47 crossroads, with the I-90 Jane Addams Tollway interchange just east of the village limits.
- County footprint
- Northwestern Kane County, with a sliver extending north into Coral Township in McHenry County.
- Highways
- U.S. Route 20 (Marengo Road) and Illinois Route 47 intersect in the village.
- Tollway access
- Full-access all-electronic IL 47 interchange on I-90 just east of town.
- Neighbors
- Huntley borders Hampshire to the northeast, Pingree Grove to the southeast, and Burlington to the southwest.
- Open space
- Hampshire Forest Preserve sits about 3 miles northeast of the village along Allen Road.
- Closest Metra
- Big Timber Road station on the Milwaukee District West line in Elgin, about 20 minutes east.
What it’s actually like to live here
Day to day, Hampshire reads as a small Kane County village built around a working downtown on State Street. Locally owned spots like Copper Barrel on State, Hampshire Social, Neon Cow Creamery, and Rose Garden Restaurant anchor a walkable core of vintage shops, restaurants, and service businesses. The village skews young and family-oriented, with a median age of 35.6 and roughly 28 percent of residents under 18. Median household income runs near $95,000 per Data USA.
Newer life in Hampshire centers on the subdivisions that have filled in farmland on the I-90 side of the village, including Lennar's Tamms Farm, which built out from 2022 through 2025 with three to five bedroom homes from about 1,866 to 3,146 sq ft. The village manager has described the growth as fast-growing but managed, with single-family prices ranging from about $250,000 to $600,000 and building permits jumping from 49 in 2021 to 167 in 2024. Weekends pull residents to the Hampshire Forest Preserve trail system and, in mid-August, to the Coon Creek Country Days festival downtown.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Hampshire 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 Hampshire.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D300Grades Pre-K - 12
Community Unit School District 300
Schools serving the area
- Hampshire High School (in Hampshire)
- Hampshire Middle School (in Hampshire)
- Hampshire Elementary School (in Hampshire)
- Gary D. Wright Elementary School
Hampshire High School sits inside the village and is a D300 school. Most Hampshire-village addresses are in D300. Always verify school assignment by exact address.
- D301Grades Pre-K - 12
Central Community Unit School District 301
Schools serving the area
- Central High School (Burlington)
- Howard B. Thomas Grade School
- Prairie View Grade School
Central 301 (Burlington-based) serves portions of Hampshire and the surrounding township. Address-level boundary lookup is available at central301.net.
From the neighborhood
Around Hampshire
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@hotbrewschicagoAround town
What there is to do in Hampshire.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Hampshire Forest Preserve
About 302 acres of oak savanna, prairie, and wetland with 10-plus miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding.
- Parks
Hampshire South Forest Preserve
A second Kane County preserve serving the south side of the village.
- Family
Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days
Four-day August festival in downtown Hampshire with parade, carnival, fireworks, beer garden, and live music.
- Food & Drink
Copper Barrel on State
Locally sourced pub and smokehouse in the heart of downtown serving brisket, fried cheese curds, and rotating taps.
- Food & Drink
Neon Cow Creamery and Sub Shop
Downtown ice cream and sub shop serving Ashby's Sterling premium ice cream and Chicago-style subs.
- Shopping
Downtown Hampshire on State Street
Walkable strip of locally owned vintage shops, bakers, jewelers, and service businesses.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Hampshire.
DriveBy car
- Routes: U.S. 20 · IL 47 · I-90 (Jane Addams Tollway, full-access IL 47 interchange just east)
- O'Hare Airport: ~46 min
- Chicago Loop: ~75 min
- Big Timber Road Metra (Elgin): ~20 min
By the numbers
Hampshire taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.50%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$392,990
MRED · last 12 mo (237 sales)
Median household income
$94,773
ACS
How Hampshire got here
A bit of history.
Hampshire began as a settlement called Henpeck in 1836, when Vermont native Zenas Allen put down stakes along the Chicago to Galena Stagecoach Trail at what is now Old State Route 20, Big Timber Road, and Brier Hill Road. The township organized in 1845 and adopted the Hampshire name, drawn from the English origins of many of the early settlers. In 1876 the village physically relocated to align with the new Chicago and Pacific Railroad line and incorporated that same year under first village president Samuel Rowell.
Rail access turned Hampshire into an agricultural shipping hub, and by 1893 it was the second largest milk-producing and shipping station in Illinois. For most of the 20th century Hampshire remained a small farming community of fewer than 3,000 residents, with about 2,900 counted in the 2000 census. Growth accelerated sharply after the Jane Addams Tollway interchange improvements at IL Route 47 and annexation of farmland for new subdivisions, lifting the village past 7,600 by 2020 and continuing through 2024 with the largest year-over-year growth of any Illinois town over 1,000 residents.
The questions buyers actually ask
Hampshire FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Hampshire. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- Which school district does Hampshire belong to?
- Hampshire is primarily served by Community Unit School District 300, with Hampshire High School located inside the village. Portions of Hampshire and the surrounding township also fall within Central Community Unit School District 301, which is headquartered in Burlington. Always verify by exact address.
- What is the commute from Hampshire to Chicago like?
- O'Hare is roughly 42 miles and 46 minutes east via I-90, with the full-access IL 47 interchange just outside the village. There is no Metra station in Hampshire itself; the closest is Big Timber Road on the MD-W line in Elgin, about 20 minutes east.
- What neighborhoods or subdivisions should I know in Hampshire?
- Tamms Farm by Lennar is the most prominent recent build, with construction from 2022 to 2025 and a sold-out final phase. The historic downtown core along State Street offers smaller, older homes, while broader new-construction price points run from about $250,000 to $600,000.
- How high are property taxes in Hampshire?
- The effective property tax rate is about 2.50 percent of market value per Ownwell, which is materially above the national median. Combined sales tax is 8.0 percent.
- What makes Hampshire different from neighboring Huntley or Pingree Grove?
- Hampshire is smaller and older than Huntley and Pingree Grove, with a true incorporated downtown along State Street that dates to its 1876 railroad-era relocation. Hampshire High School is physically in the village. Growth here ramped later than in Huntley, which is reflected in newer subdivisions and a 9.2 percent year-over-year population jump in 2024.
- What is Coon Creek Days?
- Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days is the village's signature festival, a four-day event in mid-August featuring a parade, carnival rides, live music, fireworks, beer garden, and food vendors at 400 N State Street.
- What are home prices like in Hampshire?
- Data USA reports a 2024 median property value around $329,800. Zillow's recent median list price for active homes sits closer to $446,000. The local new-construction range cited by the village manager runs roughly $250,000 to $600,000.
Nearby
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Your local agent
Joe knows Hampshire
Most agents will list anything. I focus on the communities I actually know, and the details that determine resale value here aren't in the MLS write-up: which lots back to open space, which streets carry the most consistent demand, which floor plans buyers ask for by name, and what each HOA actually covers.
When you're ready to tour or list, you want someone who's walked the streets, talked to the residents, and read the last 50 closed comps in this market specifically. 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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