Ivanhoe · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
Ivanhoe.
- Active listings
- 1
- Median list
- $1.13M
- Avg time on market
- 2 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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About the community
Living in Ivanhoe.
Ivanhoe is one of Lake County's quietest corners, a tiny unincorporated hamlet in Fremont Township that you would miss if you blinked driving down IL Route 176. The community took its name from Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel Ivanhoe and was formerly known as Dean's Corners before New England settlers renamed it in the 1800s. Today the historic Ivanhoe Congregational Church, built in 1856 in classic New England style, still anchors the crossroads west of Mundelein. Most of Ivanhoe is rural acreage, century-old homesteads, and farm fields, though that is changing fast with the Wirtz family's 740-acre Ivanhoe Village development now annexed by Mundelein. If you want New England small-town atmosphere within a 10-minute drive of Mundelein and Libertyville services, Ivanhoe still delivers.
At a glance
Unincorporated hamlet
In Fremont Township, Lake County. No village government of its own. Uses the Mundelein 60060 ZIP.
Named for the Walter Scott novel
Renamed from Dean's Corners in the 1800s after Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel Ivanhoe. Part of a broader 19th-century U.S. fashion.
1856 Congregational Church
Oldest organized church in Lake County. Founded February 20, 1838; current building completed 1856 in New England style. On the Illinois Register of Historic Places since 1973.
IL Route 176 corridor
Ivanhoe centers near the intersection of IL 176 and Ivanhoe Road, with IL 60 and IL 83 nearby. About 4 miles west of downtown Mundelein.
The Ivanhoe Club
Private 27-hole golf club at 28846 N Thorngate Drive in Mundelein. Three nine-hole courses ranked among the Top 20 in Illinois by Golf Digest.
Ivanhoe Village ahead
Mundelein approved annexation of ~800 acres of Wirtz family farmland in December 2022 for a master-planned community of about 3,700 residential units over a 20 to 25 year buildout.
Fremont SD 79 + Mundelein HSD 120
K-8 students attend Fremont School District 79; most go on to Mundelein High School in District 120 (about 80% per FSD79), with smaller shares to Stevenson and Grayslake Central.
Forest preserve access
Independence Grove (1,151 acres) in nearby Libertyville and the 31,400-acre Lake County Forest Preserves system are minutes away.
What’s close
Ivanhoe sits in Fremont Township in central Lake County, along IL Route 176 just west of Mundelein and east of Wauconda.
- Fremont Township
- Central Lake County. Township population was 33,422 per the 2020 Census (covers Mundelein, Ivanhoe, and the surrounding rural area).
- IL Route 176 corridor
- The east-west main artery through Ivanhoe. The historic church sits at 21078 W IL Route 176.
- About 4 miles west of downtown Mundelein
- Roughly a 9-minute drive to Mundelein for groceries, restaurants, and the Metra North Central Service station.
- About 10 minutes east to Libertyville
- Quick drive for shopping, the Libertyville MD-N Metra station, and Independence Grove Forest Preserve.
- Ivanhoe Cemetery
- Adjacent to the church. Nearly 1,500 burials documenting Fremont Township families dating to the 1830s.
- Roughly 57 minutes to downtown Chicago
- By car through IL 60 or IL 176 to the Tri-State Tollway and into the city.
What it’s actually like to live here
Life in Ivanhoe is rural and quiet by Lake County standards. The hamlet is mostly historic farmhouses, country acreages, and the church-and-cemetery crossroads, with no village hall, no downtown strip, and no commercial district of its own. Residents pop into Mundelein for groceries, restaurants, and the Metra, with Downtown Mundelein offering craft breweries like Tighthead Brewing, dining, and retail just a short drive east. Libertyville is a similar drive in the other direction for shopping and the MD-N Metra line into the city.
Recreation here leans outdoors and golf. The private Ivanhoe Club operates three nine-hole courses ranked among the Top 20 in Illinois by Golf Digest. Lake County Forest Preserves manage 31,400 acres of nearby open space, including Independence Grove in Libertyville with its 129-acre lake and 7.5 miles of trails. Countryside Golf Club, operated by the Forest Preserves in Mundelein, adds two public 18-hole courses just minutes away. The big lifestyle question is how Ivanhoe will feel after the Wirtz family's 740-acre Ivanhoe Village development, annexed by Mundelein in 2022, buys out over a 20 to 25 year horizon.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D79Grades Pre-K to 8
Fremont School District 79
Schools serving the area
- Fremont Elementary School
- Fremont Intermediate School
- Fremont Middle School
Fremont SD 79 covers Ivanhoe and most of unincorporated Fremont Township. The planned 740-acre Ivanhoe Village development sits entirely within FSD 79 boundaries.
- D120Grades 9 to 12
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120
Schools serving the area
- Mundelein High School
Most Fremont SD 79 graduates (about 80% per the district) go on to Mundelein High in HSD 120. Smaller shares feed Stevenson HSD 125 (~18%) and Grayslake Central in CHSD 127 (~2%). Always confirm assignment per parcel.
Around town
What there is to do in Ivanhoe.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Culture
Ivanhoe Congregational Church
Historic 1856 New England-style church on the Illinois Register of Historic Places. Oldest organized congregation in Lake County, founded 1838.
- Culture
Ivanhoe Cemetery Walk
Annual Mundelein Historical Commission event with actors portraying historic Fremont Township figures buried at Ivanhoe Cemetery.
- Family
The Ivanhoe Club (private)
27 holes of championship golf designed by Richard P. Nugent (Forest course 1950, Prairie course 1995). Members and guests only.
- Parks
Independence Grove Forest Preserve (Libertyville)
1,151-acre Lake County preserve with a 129-acre lake, 7.5 miles of trails, fishing, marina, and a beer garden.
- Parks
Countryside Golf Club (Mundelein)
Public 36-hole Forest Preserve course in Mundelein, just minutes from Ivanhoe.
- Food & Drink
Downtown Mundelein
Craft breweries (Tighthead Brewing), dining, and seasonal Park on Park classic car shows just a short drive east.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Ivanhoe.
DriveBy car
- Routes: IL 176 · IL 60 · IL 83 · Ivanhoe Road
- Downtown Chicago: ~57 min
- O'Hare Airport: ~40 min
By the numbers
Ivanhoe taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.74%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.25%
combined
Median sold price
$754,000
MRED · last 12 mo (5 sales)
Median household income
$110,000
ACS
How Ivanhoe got here
A bit of history.
Ivanhoe was settled in the 1830s by New England transplants and was originally called Dean's Corners. The community renamed itself after Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel Ivanhoe, part of a broader 19th-century American fashion for naming towns after Scott's romantic medieval settings. The Ivanhoe Congregational Church traces its founding to February 20, 1838 at a meeting of 16 people in the home of Alfred Payne, making it the oldest organized church in Lake County. Alfred and Mercy Payne later helped build the current church building, completed in 1856 in the style of New England churches familiar to the settlers.
The church building was placed on the Illinois Register of Historic Places in 1973, and the Ivanhoe Cemetery next door holds nearly 1,500 burials documenting the families who built Fremont Township. The community was a stop on the Underground Railroad, with Alfred Payne speaking against slavery throughout the area and church members supporting abolitionist causes. Ivanhoe remained a quiet farming crossroads through the 20th century, but in December 2022 the Village of Mundelein approved annexation of roughly 800 acres of Wirtz family land for the master-planned Ivanhoe Village development, setting the stage for the area's biggest change in nearly two centuries.
The questions buyers actually ask
Ivanhoe FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Ivanhoe. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- Is Ivanhoe its own town?
- No. Ivanhoe is an unincorporated hamlet in Fremont Township, Lake County. It has no village government of its own and uses the Mundelein 60060 ZIP code.
- Where does the name Ivanhoe come from?
- The community was renamed in the 1800s from Dean's Corners after Sir Walter Scott's 1819 historical novel Ivanhoe, part of a broader 19th-century American fashion for naming towns after Scott's medieval settings.
- What is the historic Ivanhoe church?
- The Ivanhoe Congregational Church at 21078 W IL Route 176 was founded February 20, 1838 (the oldest organized church in Lake County) and the current building was completed in 1856. It is listed on the Illinois Register of Historic Places.
- What school district serves Ivanhoe?
- Fremont School District 79 covers K-8 and Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 covers grades 9-12 for most of the Ivanhoe area, though specific boundaries vary by parcel.
- Is there a Metra station in Ivanhoe?
- No. The nearest commuter stations are Libertyville on the Milwaukee District North line (about 10 minutes east) and Mundelein on the North Central Service line (about 9 minutes east).
- What is happening with Ivanhoe Village?
- In December 2022, Mundelein approved annexation of about 800 acres of Wirtz-family land for a master-planned community of roughly 3,700 residential units (single-family, townhomes, apartments, and senior housing) over a 20 to 25 year buildout. The development sits entirely within Fremont SD 79 boundaries.
- Can I play golf at The Ivanhoe Club?
- The Ivanhoe Club is a private, invitation-only country club at 28846 N Thorngate Drive in Mundelein, with 27 holes ranked Top 20 in Illinois by Golf Digest. The nearby public option is Countryside Golf Club, a Lake County Forest Preserves facility.
Nearby
Towns next to Ivanhoe.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Ivanhoe.
Your local agent
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