Ingleside · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
Ingleside.
- Active listings
- 12
- Median list
- $400K
- Avg time on market
- 19 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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Active listings
12 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Ingleside.
Ingleside is a pocket of lake-country quiet just south of Fox Lake, technically unincorporated but very much its own place. It sits right in the heart of the Chain O'Lakes, with Long Lake, Wooster Lake, and Duck Lake all within a short drive and Fox Lake a few minutes north. The big calling card is the Ingleside Metra station, the next-to-last stop on the Milwaukee District North line, which puts Chicago Union Station 47.8 miles down the tracks. Kids here mostly go through Big Hollow School District 38 for K-8 and then up to Grant Community High School in Fox Lake. The vibe is lakes, boats, and pontoon weekends, with Lake County property taxes balanced by median home values that still run well under the rest of the North Shore.
At a glance
About 8,249 residents
Unincorporated CDP in Grant Township, Lake County, by recent Data USA estimates. ZIP 60041 covers parts of Fox Lake, Long Lake, Volo, Lakemoor, Lake Villa, and Round Lake.
MD-N Metra in town
Ingleside station is the next-to-last stop on the Milwaukee District North line, 47.8 miles from Chicago Union Station in Zone 4. About 27 weekday trains per the Feb 2024 schedule.
Big Hollow SD 38 + Grant HSD 124
K-8 at Big Hollow School District 38 (single 62-acre campus at Fish Lake and Nippersink Roads), 9-12 at Grant Community High School in Fox Lake.
Chain O'Lakes access
Long Lake, Duck Lake, Wooster Lake (private), and the rest of the Chain O'Lakes system are within minutes. Chain O'Lakes State Park sits just over the McHenry County line.
Volo Bog adjacent
Volo Bog State Natural Area, the only open-water quaking bog in Illinois, is just south of town with a 1/2-mile floating boardwalk and 5.5 miles of trails.
Median income about $93,400
Median household income $93,396 per Data USA. Average household income $107,905 in recent estimates. Median age 39.7.
Property tax around 2.48%
Ownwell-reported average effective rate in Ingleside, slightly below the Lake County 2.73% average. Median annual bill near $4,681.
Detached single-family heavy
Roughly 77.8% of housing units are detached single-family homes on lake-country lots, with about 3,388 households averaging two members each.
What’s close
Ingleside sits in northwest Lake County in the Chain O'Lakes region, tucked between Fox Lake, Long Lake, Lake Villa, and Round Lake Heights along the MD-N rail line.
- Between Fox Lake (north) and Long Lake
- The community is wedged between Fox Lake to the north and Long Lake and Round Lake Heights to the south, on Manitou Creek.
- Wooster Lake (south edge)
- 98.9-acre private lake on the southern edge near Volo. Glacially formed.
- Ingleside Metra station
- MD-N (Milwaukee District North) line, 47.8 miles from Chicago Union Station, Zone 4.
- Volo Bog State Natural Area
- Just southwest of town. National Natural Landmark with a 1/2-mile floating boardwalk over a quaking bog.
- Chain O'Lakes State Park (over the line in McHenry County)
- Free boat launches, 230+ campsites, four trail systems, ice fishing in winter.
- About 53 miles to the Chicago Loop
- Roughly 1 hour 10 minutes by car. O'Hare is about 40 miles south, around 51 minutes.
What it’s actually like to live here
Life in Ingleside is built around the water. Long Lake, Duck Lake, and the broader Chain O'Lakes system mean a lot of summer is spent on a boat, on a pier, or at the lake bar. Chain O'Lakes State Park, just over the line into McHenry County, borders Grass, Marie, and Nippersink lakes and offers free boat launches, 230 plus campsites, four trail systems, and ice fishing once the lakes freeze. Locals also use Volo Bog State Natural Area on the south edge of town, with its half-mile floating boardwalk over a literal quaking bog.
Day to day, Ingleside leans practical. About 77.8% of housing is detached single-family on lake-country lots, the median age sits in the high 30s, and most households are families. You drive to Fox Lake or Round Lake for groceries and the grade-school carpool, you take the MD-N from the Ingleside platform when you have to be in the Loop, and you cross over to McHenry or Antioch for big-box shopping. The tradeoff is Lake County property taxes around 2.48 percent, balanced by home values that still sit well below the rest of the North Shore.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Ingleside 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 Ingleside.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D38Grades Pre-K to 8
Big Hollow School District 38
Schools serving the area
- Big Hollow Elementary
- Big Hollow Middle School
Most of Ingleside falls into Big Hollow SD 38, with a single 62-acre campus at Fish Lake and Nippersink Roads. The north and east edges of the community include parcels in Gavin SD 37 (Gavin Central Elementary).
- D124Grades 9 to 12
Grant Community High School District 124
Schools serving the area
- Grant Community High School (Fox Lake)
Grant Community HSD 124 covers Ingleside plus Fox Lake, Lake Villa, Round Lake, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Beach, Volo, Lakemoor, and Spring Grove. Single high school in Fox Lake.
Around town
What there is to do in Ingleside.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Volo Bog State Natural Area
Half-mile floating boardwalk over the only open-water quaking bog in Illinois, plus 5.5 miles of additional trails. National Natural Landmark.
- Parks
Chain O'Lakes State Park
Boating, fishing, camping, and 6 miles of bike trails across 15 connected lakes. Free boat launches with no horsepower limits.
- Family
Long Lake
Public-access boating and fishing on one of the namesake lakes of the Chain. Dam reinforced most recently in 2008.
- Culture
Grant Township Museum
Local history in the old Grant Township Hall, including the Ingleside mammoth-bone discovery from the 1960s.
- Family
Wooster Lake (private)
98.9-acre glacial lake on the south edge of town near Volo. Private to lakefront owners and members.
- Food & Drink
Downtown Fox Lake
Lakeside restaurants, taverns, and the Lakefront Park Pavilion just a few minutes north of Ingleside along US 12.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Ingleside.
MetraMD-N line
- Stations: Ingleside
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 47.8 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: US 12 · IL 134 · IL 59 · Rollins Road (Lake County CH A20)
- Chicago Loop: ~70 min
- O'Hare Airport: ~51 min
By the numbers
Ingleside taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.48%
effective avg
Sales tax
7.00%
combined
Median sold price
$298,450
MRED · last 12 mo (102 sales)
Median household income
$93,396
ACS
How Ingleside got here
A bit of history.
Ingleside grew up around the Chain O'Lakes, the 15-lake waterway formed when the Wisconsin glacier retreated and left behind a string of natural lakes connected by the Fox River. The community sits in Grant Township in Lake County and developed alongside the railroad and the early 20th-century lake resort era that brought Chicagoans north to fish, boat, and summer on the lakes. The dam at Long Lake was originally built in 1930 and reinforced in 1968 and 2008, anchoring water levels that make the lakes recreational year-round.
One of Ingleside's strangest historical footnotes is the Spirit Fruit Society, a utopian commune that purchased a 90-acre farm on Wooster Lake in 1905 under founder Jacob L. Beilhart. The group hand-built a 32-room concrete-block residence they called the Spirit Fruit Temple and is often cited as one of the longest-lived utopian societies in U.S. history, lasting from 1899 to 1930. The Grant Township Museum in the old Grant Township Hall also displays mammoth bones discovered in Ingleside in the 1960s, a reminder of how recently the glacial geology of the area was being uncovered.
The questions buyers actually ask
Ingleside FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Ingleside. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- Is Ingleside a village or a CDP?
- Ingleside is an unincorporated community in Grant Township, Lake County. It is not an incorporated village, and portions of the 60041 ZIP also sit inside Fox Lake, Long Lake, Volo, Lakemoor, Lake Villa, and Round Lake.
- Does Ingleside have its own Metra station?
- Yes. The Ingleside station is the next-to-last stop on the Milwaukee District North line, 47.8 miles from Chicago Union Station, in Zone 4. The Feb 2024 schedule shows 27 weekday trains as flag stops.
- What schools serve Ingleside?
- Most of Ingleside feeds Big Hollow School District 38 for K-8 (campus at Fish Lake and Nippersink Roads) and Grant Community High School District 124 in Fox Lake for grades 9-12. The north and east edge also includes Gavin School District 37 parcels.
- What are property taxes like in Ingleside?
- Ownwell shows an average property tax rate of about 2.48 percent in Ingleside with a median annual bill near $4,681, slightly below the Lake County average of 2.73 percent but above the Illinois state average.
- Which lakes can I actually use from Ingleside?
- Long Lake, Duck Lake, and the rest of the Chain O'Lakes system (via Fox Lake) are accessible publicly. Wooster Lake on the south edge is private. Chain O'Lakes State Park has free boat launches with no horsepower limits.
- How far is Ingleside from Chicago?
- The Loop is about 53 miles and roughly 1 hour 10 minutes by car. O'Hare is about 40 miles and 51 minutes. The Metra takes you straight into Chicago Union Station on the MD-N line.
- What is the headline thing to see in Ingleside?
- Volo Bog State Natural Area, just southwest of town, has the only open-water quaking bog in Illinois and a half-mile floating boardwalk, plus 5.5 miles of additional trails. It is a National Natural Landmark and admission is free.
Nearby
Towns next to Ingleside.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Ingleside.
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