Huntley · McHenry County · IL
Homes for sale in
Huntley.
- Active listings
- 102
- Median list
- $507K
- Avg time on market
- 16 days
- Sold · last year
- 723
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Active listings
102 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Huntley.
Huntley sits at I-90 and Route 47 in southern McHenry County, with the southwest edge crossing into Kane County. The city has roughly 7x'd its population since 1999 on the back of strong K-12 schools (Consolidated School District 158), a full-service hospital (Northwestern Medicine Huntley), and one of the most active builder pipelines in the collar counties. Family subdivisions like Talamore, Wing Pointe, Cider Grove, and Heritage anchor the under-55 market; Del Webb Sun City Huntley is the well-known 55+ piece. The 1905 Catty Building still anchors the historic Main Street Square, and Route 47 runs five lanes of retail through the heart of the city.
At a glance
~28,000 residents
One of the fastest growing cities in McHenry County. Roughly 7x population growth since 1999.
Consolidated School District 158
D158 serves almost all Huntley addresses K-12 (Huntley High School, two middle schools, multiple elementaries). About 9,500 students across 9 schools.
I-90 at Route 47
Direct interstate access at the south edge of the city. About 40 minutes to O'Hare, 70 minutes to the Loop in normal traffic.
Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital
Full-service hospital on Route 47 just north of I-90. Opened 2012.
Active builder pipeline
Lennar, M/I, Drees, and Pulte all building or finishing here. New-construction inventory in family subdivisions like Talamore, Wing Pointe, Cider Grove, and Heritage.
Route 47 retail spine
Five-lane corridor through the heart of town. Big-box, grocery, dining, and the hospital, all without leaving the city.
Historic Main Street Square
Downtown square anchored by the 1905 Catty Building. Village-led revitalization underway with mixed-use plans for the corner blocks.
Two-county footprint
Most of Huntley is in McHenry County. The southwest edge crosses into Kane County, where property tax rates run a bit different.
What’s close
Huntley's commercial life runs along Route 47 (north-south) and Algonquin Road (east-west). Family subdivisions sit north, east, and west of the historic Main Street Square. The 55+ Del Webb community is its own world south of I-90.
- Downtown Square + Catty Building
- Historic Main Street square anchored by the 1905 H.D. Catty Corp. building. Village-led downtown revitalization underway.
- Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital
- Full-service hospital on Route 47 just north of the I-90 interchange. Opened 2012.
- I-90 at Route 47
- Full interchange. The single biggest reason Huntley grew so fast over the past two decades.
- Tom's Farm Market
- Family-owned since 1959. Greenhouses, bakery, cafe, fall corn maze, petting zoo. A real Huntley destination, not just a marketing line.
- Schools
- Consolidated School District 158 covers K-12 for nearly all of Huntley. Huntley High School is the district's only high school.
- Del Webb Sun City Huntley
- 55+ community south of I-90. One piece of the Huntley market, a separate world from the family subdivisions.
What it’s actually like to live here
Huntley reads like a city built for families with school-age kids. Consolidated School District 158 holds the buyer demand together: K through 12 in one district, Huntley High School as the lone high school, and stable ratings across the board. New-construction subdivisions like Talamore, Wing Pointe, Cider Grove, and Heritage are filling in with 2000s and 2020s product (attached three-car garages, kid-friendly cul-de-sacs, walkable to schools and the hospital). Route 47 runs the retail spine through the middle of town so daily errands stay inside city limits.
The other half of the Huntley story is the 55+ market. Del Webb Sun City Huntley sits south of I-90 as a separate, gated world with its own clubhouses, golf cart paths, and resale dynamics. Buyers shopping Sun City and buyers shopping Talamore are usually optimizing for different things, but they all use the same Route 47, the same hospital, the same Tom's Farm Market in the fall. The 1905 Catty Building and the surrounding Main Street Square are getting a downtown revitalization push that should give the city a real walkable core over the next few years.
Neighborhoods
Huntley neighborhoods
2 neighborhoods in Huntley, 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.
Del Webb Sun City Huntley
Illinois' largest 55+ active adult community. Ranches, golf, the Prairie Lodge, and the strongest resale market in McHenry County.
38 active~$459,000FeaturedTalamore
Huntley's premier master-planned community. Three product types, an 8,000 sqft clubhouse, and a calendar that actually gets used.
22 active~$485,000Featured
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period June 23, 2025 through June 23, 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 Huntley.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D158Grades Pre-K – 12
Huntley Community School District 158 (Consolidated School District 158)
Schools serving the area
- Huntley High School
- Heineman Middle School
- Marlowe Middle School
- Chesak Elementary
- Conley Elementary
D158 covers all of Huntley plus large portions of western Lake in the Hills and Algonquin (~9,500 students across 9 schools). Some southern Huntley addresses may split into D300 (Dundee), always confirm in writing per address.
Homes by school
Homes for sale by school in Huntley
From the neighborhood
Around Huntley
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What there is to do in Huntley.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Deicke Park
25-acre Huntley Park District flagship with baseball, softball, basketball, fishing, sand volleyball, disc golf, two playgrounds, and trails. Adjacent to the REC Center and aquatic park.
- Family
Stingray Bay Family Aquatic Center
Huntley Park District outdoor pool next to Deicke Park. Open Memorial Day to mid-August with beach-entry pool, diving well, lap lanes, and two slides.
- Family
Tom's Farm Market & Greenhouses
Family-owned since 1959. 80,000+ sq ft of greenhouses, a bakery and cafe, gift shop, fall corn maze, petting zoo, and apple cider donuts.
- Parks
Pinecrest Golf Club
18-hole public course (par 72, 6,666 yards) at 11220 Algonquin Road. Owned by the Huntley Park District since 2003.
- Culture
Cosman Theater
Huntley Park District 288-seat performance venue at the REC Center with theater lighting, projection screen, dance studio, and event spaces.
- Food & Drink
Parkside Pub
Downtown Huntley pub at 11721 E Main Street overlooking the Town Square. Burgers, Friday fish fry, and the annual Turkey Testicle Festival.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Huntley.
DriveBy car
- Routes: IL 47 · I-90 · Algonquin Road · Main Street / Huntley-Dundee Road
- O'Hare Airport: ~40 min
- Chicago Loop: ~71 min
By the numbers
Huntley taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.51%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.25%
combined
Median sold price
$397,750
MRED · last 12 mo (723 sales)
Median household income
$88,536
ACS
How Huntley got here
A bit of history.
Huntley was platted in 1851 by Thomas Stillwell Huntley, a New York transplant who bought 640 acres at what is now Conley Road and Route 47. When the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad announced a line south of his land, he bought 80 acres along the proposed route and donated property for the depot, a general store, and three church lots. The railroad's first train reached Huntley's Station on September 5, 1851, the village's birthday. Huntley is one of only two towns in McHenry County (the other is Cary) named for its founder. The Village of Huntley was incorporated in 1872 with Civil War veteran John S. Cummings as first mayor.
The town stayed a farming village for over a century. The 1990s changed that fast. Full interchange access at I-90 and Route 47 came online and went fully bi-directional in 2013, opening direct interstate access to Schaumburg, O'Hare, and the broader Northwest corridor. Builders poured in. Population went from about 3,500 in 1999 to over 28,000 today. Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital opened in 2012 on Route 47 just north of the interchange. The 1905 H.D. Catty Corp. building on the Main Street Square was purchased by the village in 2017 and is the centerpiece of an ongoing downtown revitalization push.
The questions buyers actually ask
Huntley FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Huntley. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- How are Huntley schools?
- Consolidated School District 158 covers nearly all of Huntley K through 12, about 9,500 students across 9 schools. Huntley High School is the only high school in the district, two middle schools (Heineman and Marlowe), and multiple elementaries. Boundaries also pull in much of western Lake in the Hills and Algonquin. Ratings are solid and stable. A few southern Huntley addresses near the Kane County line may split into Community Unit District 300, so confirm per address before writing an offer.
- What's the commute to Chicago like from Huntley?
- There is no Metra station in Huntley. The closest stations are Pingree Road and Crystal Lake on the UP-NW line, about 10 minutes north. By car, the I-90 and Route 47 interchange makes the commute genuinely fast: about 40 minutes to O'Hare in normal traffic, 70 minutes to the Loop. Huntley was originally part of the planned Chicago-to-Rockford passenger rail project but the village backed out in October 2025 over downtown impact concerns.
- Where should I look first in Huntley for a family home?
- Depends on what you are optimizing for. Newer construction at the top of the family-home price tier: Wing Pointe or Cider Grove. Established 2000s and 2010s family neighborhoods with school proximity: Talamore. Closer to Route 47 retail and a faster commute: Heritage. Older downtown-area stock at the entry level: the streets immediately north and east of the Main Street Square. Tell a Subdiview agent what matters most and they can match you to two or three neighborhoods worth touring.
- What about the active builder pipeline?
- Huntley still has one of the most active builder pipelines in the collar counties. Lennar, M/I Homes, Drees, and Pulte have all been actively building or finishing in the past two years. New-construction inventory tends to concentrate in Cider Grove, Wing Pointe, Heritage, and the Sun City build-out tail. If you want a fresh build with the latest finishes and a builder warranty, Huntley is the strongest McHenry County city for that right now.
- What are property taxes like in Huntley?
- Huntley's effective property tax rate runs around 2.51 percent, against a McHenry County average of about 2.42 percent. On a $400,000 home that's roughly $10,000 a year. The southwest corner of the city crosses into Kane County where rates run slightly different. Always confirm by pulling the actual tax bill for the specific address. McHenry County publishes the official extension at mchenrycountyil.gov.
- What about the Del Webb piece?
- Del Webb Sun City Huntley is the well-known 55+ active adult community south of I-90. About 5,500 homes, gated, separate clubhouses, golf cart paths, three pools. Buyers shopping Sun City are usually downsizing or relocating for retirement and the resale market there has its own dynamics (predictable model-to-model resale spreads, faster average days on market). If you are over 55 and want to explore that side of Huntley, the Del Webb community page has full detail.
- How fast did Huntley actually grow?
- From about 3,500 residents in 1999 to over 27,000 by 2020. A roughly 7x jump in two decades. The drivers were the I-90 and Route 47 interchange going fully bi-directional, the opening of Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital in 2012, an active builder pipeline filling in family subdivisions, and the Del Webb buildout running from 1999 to 2013. The latest 2024 Census estimate puts Huntley at about 28,500 and growing.
Nearby
Towns next to Huntley.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Huntley.
Your local agent
Joe knows Huntley
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