Joliet · Will County · IL
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Silver Leaf.
- Active listings
- 4
- Median list
- $285K
- Avg time on market
- 24 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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About the community
A mixed-density planned development in southwest Joliet, close to I-80 and the forest preserve.
Silver Leaf is a planned unit development in southwest Joliet, in Troy Township and Will County, in the pocket south of McDonough Street and east of Houbolt Road. It is a mixed-density community rather than a single product, combining detached single-family homes, attached townhomes and a smaller condominium-style component platted in phases. Build-out ran from the mid-2000s into about 2021 across three production builders, J. Lawrence Homes, Ryan Homes and D.R. Horton, so the neighborhood reads as two eras stitched together. Streets include Silver Leaf, Silver Falls, Spring Leaf, Meadow Lily, Silver Creek and Silver Fox, and several lots front the subdivision's stormwater ponds.
At a glance
Park inside the subdivision
Silver Leaf Park on Silver Leaf Drive is a Joliet Park District park with an open play area and play equipment.
Elementary about three tenths of a mile
Heritage Trail Elementary in Troy District 30-C sits at 3389 Longford Drive, close enough to walk. Confirm attendance by address.
Three builders, two eras
J. Lawrence Homes, Ryan Homes and D.R. Horton built here from roughly 2005 to 2021, giving one subdivision an unusually wide product range.
Detached and attached homes
Two-bedroom townhomes with lawn care included through four and five bedroom detached homes with full basements.
Two separate associations
Detached homes pay a modest annual assessment, attached homes pay a monthly one that includes lawn care. The figures are very different.
I-80 under a mile
The Houbolt Road interchange with I-80 is about 0.85 miles out, with I-55 about 1.4 miles.
Forest preserve and trail
Middle Rock Run Forest Preserve is about half a mile west, with the Rock Run Greenway Trail running more than eleven miles north.
What’s close
Silver Leaf sits in the southwest corner of Joliet off McDonough Street, a short drive from I-80, Joliet Junior College and the Inwood recreation campus.
- Amenities on-site
- Silver Leaf Park with playground, stormwater ponds with several pond-front lots, sidewalks, curbs and street lights.
- Schools
- Troy CCSD 30-C for K-8 and Joliet Township HSD 204 for high school, with Heritage Trail Elementary, Orenic Intermediate, Troy Middle and Joliet West. Joliet spans several districts, so confirm by address.
- Highway
- I-80 at Houbolt Road is about 0.85 miles and I-55 about 1.4 miles, with the I-80 and I-55 interchange just southwest.
- Train
- Joliet Gateway Center is about 4.5 miles northeast, the terminus of the Metra Rock Island District and Heritage Corridor lines and an Amtrak stop.
- Recreation
- The Joliet Park District's Inwood campus is roughly a mile north, with an athletic club, indoor pool, ice arena, golf course and sports complex.
- Hospital
- Ascension Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet is about two miles northeast, with Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox about 9.5 miles east.
What it’s actually like to live here
Silver Leaf is a sidewalk-and-streetlight subdivision that happens to sit in an unusually well-supplied corner of Joliet for recreation. Heritage Trail Elementary is roughly a block and a half from the middle of the neighborhood, close enough that families genuinely walk it, and Silver Leaf Park with its playground is inside the subdivision. Half a mile west the pavement ends and Middle Rock Run Forest Preserve begins, where the Rock Run Greenway Trail runs more than eleven miles north to Crest Hill and connects into a sixteen mile loop with the Joliet Junction and I&M Canal trails. A mile north sits the Joliet Park District's Inwood campus with an indoor pool, an ice arena, an eighteen hole golf course, a soccer complex and a full fitness club.
The housing mix is the neighborhood's real personality. Because it built out over roughly fifteen years across three production builders, Silver Leaf functions as several neighborhoods under one name: original mid-2000s two-stories on larger lots, several of them backing to ponds, plus a newer generation of townhomes and single-family homes finished between about 2016 and 2021. That gives a buyer unusual optionality within a single subdivision, from a two-bedroom attached home with lawn care included to a five-bedroom detached home with a full basement. It also means the association question has two different answers, and buyers touring both product types in one afternoon should expect the assessment to change substantially between them.
The honest tradeoffs here are about location rather than construction. Joliet Regional Airport is under a mile west, so light general-aviation traffic overhead is part of the soundscape and worth listening for at different times of day. Houbolt Road immediately west is now the signed truck route between I-80 and the CenterPoint intermodal terminals following the 2023 opening of the Houbolt Road extension and its toll bridge, which is excellent for commuters and less charming if you expected a quiet county road. An Illinois Department of Corrections facility sits about half a mile east on McDonough Street, screened but present. Tax rates in this Will County code are high even by Illinois standards, driven mainly by the two school levies, and Joliet water bills are scheduled to rise through 2030 as the city switches to Lake Michigan water.
The questions buyers actually ask
Silver Leaf FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Silver Leaf. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- There are two separate associations and which one applies depends on the home. Detached single-family homes belong to the Silver Leaf Homeowners Association, which bills an annual assessment covering common-area landscaping, fencing and monument signage, common-area insurance and administration. Attached homes belong to a distinct Silver Leaf Town Homes Association billed monthly, which includes lawn care. Both are administered through Nemanich Consulting and Management in Joliet. All exterior changes including fences, decks, patios and sheds require written architectural approval first. Order the disclosure package and confirm the current figure for the specific home.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $6,000 – $9,000 per year, depending on home size and value. Will County assessor records are the source of truth. Happy to pull a specific bill on any home you're considering.
- What's the typical closing timeline?
- 30 to 60 days from accepted offer to keys. Cash deals can close in two weeks. Conventional financing is usually closer to 60.
- Is Silver Leaf actually inside Joliet, and which county is it in?
- It is inside Joliet city limits, in Troy Township, Will County. Census place data returns Joliet city, the tax bill carries City of Joliet, Joliet Fire, Joliet Public Library and Joliet Park District levies, the City of Joliet lists both Silver Leaf associations in its official HOA directory, and the Joliet Park District operates Silver Leaf Park inside the subdivision. Joliet does extend into Kendall County on its far western edge, but Silver Leaf is well east of that.
- What schools would my children attend?
- MLS records for homes inside Silver Leaf show Troy CCSD 30-C for K-8 and Joliet Township HSD 204 for high school, specifically Heritage Trail Elementary about three tenths of a mile away, William B. Orenic Intermediate, Troy Middle School and Joliet West High School. Joliet addresses are served by several different districts, and both districts make the final determination at registration. Joliet Township notes that the Central versus West campus assignment is set by its own board, so confirm your specific address before you write an offer.
- How much is the HOA and what does it cover?
- It depends on which home you buy, and the difference is large. Detached single-family homes belong to the Silver Leaf Homeowners Association and pay a modest annual assessment covering common-area landscaping, fencing and monument signage, common-area insurance and administration. Attached homes belong to a separate Silver Leaf Town Homes Association billed monthly, which includes lawn care. Both are administered through Nemanich Consulting and Management. Either way, all exterior changes including fences, decks, patios and sheds require written architectural approval first.
- What is there to do nearby?
- Silver Leaf Park is inside the subdivision. Middle Rock Run Forest Preserve is about half a mile west and the Rock Run Greenway Trail runs more than eleven miles from there. The Joliet Park District's Inwood campus about a mile north has an athletic club with an eight-lane pool and indoor track, an ice arena, a golf course, a soccer complex and Joliet Memorial Stadium. Joliet Junior College, the oldest public community college in the country, is about a mile southwest.
- What do homes cost here and how is the market moving?
- Silver Leaf covers a wide band, from attainable two-bedroom townhomes up to newer four and five bedroom detached homes with full basements, so a single average would be misleading. The Market snapshot on this page pulls live from the MLS and shows what is actually listed and selling in this subdivision right now.
- What should I know about property taxes and utilities?
- Will County tax rates in this Troy Township code are high, driven mostly by the two school districts, and effective rates on owner-occupied homes here have generally run in the low-to-mid two percent range of market value after the homestead exemption. Pull the exact parcel from the Will County Supervisor of Assessments before budgeting, and remember that the seller's current bill may reflect exemptions you will not inherit. Separately, Joliet is switching from its deep aquifer to Lake Michigan water by 2030, and water rates are scheduled to rise as that program is paid for.
- Who is the real estate agent for Silver Leaf?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Silver Leaf in Joliet, 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 Silver Leaf 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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Joe knows Silver Leaf
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When you're ready to tour or list, you want someone who has read the last 50 closed comps in this specific market, not a national average, and can tell you what they actually mean for your price. 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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Market snapshot
Silver Leaf, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. The numbers below tell you what this market is doing today, not what Zillow's algorithm thinks it might be doing six weeks from now.
Typical list price
$284,950
Homes for sale right now
4
Avg time on market
24 days
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 15, 2025 through August 15, 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.
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