La Grange Highlands · Cook County · IL
Homes for sale in
La Grange Highlands.
- Active listings
- 1
- Median list
- $1.45M
- Avg time on market
- 3 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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About the community
Living in La Grange Highlands.
La Grange Highlands is an unincorporated community in Lyons Township, just south of the Village of La Grange in western Cook County. Because it is unincorporated, it has no village government of its own. Residents carry a La Grange mailing address in the 60525 ZIP code and the 708 area code. The community is almost entirely residential, with very few businesses inside its roughly one square mile footprint, and it sits close to the I-294 and I-55 interchange that defines this stretch of the western suburbs. Children here attend La Grange Highlands School District 106 for elementary and middle school and Lyons Township High School for grades 9 through 12. For a buyer, La Grange Highlands offers larger-lot suburban living with quick highway access and top-rated public schools, without the price premium of the neighboring incorporated villages.
At a glance
Unincorporated community
La Grange Highlands has no village government of its own and is governed at the township and county level.
Lyons Township
It sits within Lyons Township in western Cook County, immediately south of the Village of La Grange.
ZIP 60525
Residents share the La Grange 60525 ZIP code and the 708 area code.
School District 106
La Grange Highlands School District 106 runs Highlands Elementary, PreK to 4, and Highlands Middle, grades 5 to 8.
Lyons Township HS
High schoolers attend Lyons Township High School in District 204, one of the area's standout high schools.
Near I-294 and I-55
The community sits close to the Tri-State Tollway and Stevenson Expressway interchange for fast metro access.
Mostly residential
It is almost entirely single-family homes on generous lots, with very few businesses inside its boundaries.
Own fire district
The Pleasantview Fire Protection District is headquartered in the community on Plainfield Road.
What’s close
La Grange Highlands occupies a roughly one square mile pocket of unincorporated Lyons Township directly south of the Village of La Grange in western Cook County, wrapped by the I-294 and I-55 corridors.
- County and township
- Cook County, Lyons Township, an unincorporated community without its own municipal government.
- Position
- Immediately south of the Village of La Grange, sharing its 60525 ZIP code.
- Neighbors
- Bordered by La Grange, Countryside, Indian Head Park, and Western Springs.
- Highways
- Located near I-294, the Tri-State Tollway, and I-55, the Stevenson Expressway.
- Size
- About 1.03 square miles of land, low-density and residential in character.
- Rail access
- The nearest Metra stop is the BNSF Line in neighboring La Grange, about 13.7 miles from Union Station.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in La Grange Highlands is quiet and almost entirely residential. The community is built around detached single-family homes on generous lots, with very few businesses inside its boundaries, so the texture is suburban and low-density rather than walkable downtown. Residents lean on neighboring La Grange and Countryside for shopping, dining, and the BNSF Metra commuter station, while local institutions like La Grange Highlands School District 106 and the La Grange Highlands Civic Association anchor community life. The Pleasantview Fire Protection District, headquartered right in the neighborhood, provides fire and ambulance service to the Highlands and surrounding towns.
For recreation, the surrounding western Cook County area is rich in Forest Preserves of Cook County land. Nearby Bemis Woods offers hundreds of acres of paved and unpaved trails, a canoe launch, and picnic groves, and it anchors the Salt Creek Trail System that runs toward the Brookfield Zoo. The combination of larger residential lots, top-rated schools, and quick access to both expressways and forest preserve trails defines the appeal of living here.
Neighborhoods
Detailed La Grange Highlands 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 La Grange Highlands.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D106Grades Pre-K – 8
La Grange Highlands School District 106
Schools serving the area
- Highlands Elementary School
- Highlands Middle School
Serves the immediate La Grange Highlands area along with portions of Countryside, La Grange, Indian Head Park, and Western Springs. Both schools sit on Plainfield Road.
- D204Grades 9 – 12
Lyons Township High School District 204
Schools serving the area
- Lyons Township High School North Campus
- Lyons Township High School South Campus
Serves La Grange Highlands along with La Grange, Western Springs, Burr Ridge, Countryside, and surrounding communities. North Campus is in La Grange; South Campus is in Western Springs.
From the neighborhood
Around La Grange Highlands
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What there is to do in La Grange Highlands.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Bemis Woods
A 480-acre Forest Preserves of Cook County site in nearby Western Springs with paved and unpaved trails, a canoe launch, and picnic groves.
- Parks
Salt Creek Trail System
A regional multi-use trail running between Busse Woods and the Brookfield Zoo, threading through the forest preserves just north of the community.
- Parks
Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve
A 245-acre dedicated Illinois Nature Preserve of oak savanna and floodplain forest along Salt Creek, east of Wolf Road.
- Family
Go Ape Treetop Adventure
A zip-line and treetop ropes course located within Bemis Woods, just minutes from the community.
- Culture
La Grange Highlands School District 106
The community's PreK to 8 school district, running Highlands Elementary and Highlands Middle on Plainfield Road.
- Food & Drink
Downtown La Grange
The nearby Village of La Grange offers a walkable downtown shopping and dining district around its two BNSF Metra stations.
Getting around
Commute + transit from La Grange Highlands.
MetraBNSF line
- Stations: La Grange Road (in La Grange)
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 13.7 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: I-294 (Tri-State Tollway) · I-55 (Stevenson Expressway) · Wolf Road · Plainfield Road
- O'Hare Airport: ~27 min
- Chicago Loop: ~25 min
By the numbers
La Grange Highlands taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
1.89%
effective avg
Sales tax
10.25%
combined
Median sold price
$625,000
MRED · last 12 mo (27 sales)
Population
3,789
2020 Census
How La Grange Highlands got here
A bit of history.
La Grange Highlands developed as a residential area in Lyons Township in the southwestern shadow of the older, incorporated Village of La Grange, which itself dates to the 1870s and was built up around the Burlington, now BNSF, commuter line. Unlike its incorporated neighbors, La Grange Highlands never organized as a village. It grew as an unincorporated subdivision of single-family homes governed at the township and county level rather than by a local municipal board.
As the postwar suburban boom pushed development south and west of the rail corridor toward what would become the I-294 and I-55 corridors, this pocket filled in with detached houses on generous lots, retaining a low-density, almost semi-rural feel relative to the denser village grids nearby. The community organized its civic identity through the La Grange Highlands Civic Association rather than a municipal government, and through shared institutions that crossed town lines, including La Grange Highlands School District 106 and the Pleasantview Fire Protection District, which is headquartered in the community. Because the area stayed unincorporated, it has retained its residential character to the present day.
The questions buyers actually ask
La Grange Highlands FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping La Grange Highlands. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- Is La Grange Highlands its own town or an incorporated village?
- No. La Grange Highlands is an unincorporated community in Lyons Township, Cook County. It has no village government of its own and is governed at the township and county level, which is why it carries a La Grange mailing address.
- What ZIP code and area code does La Grange Highlands use?
- La Grange Highlands uses ZIP code 60525, a La Grange mailing address, and area code 708. Mail and many services are shared with the neighboring Village of La Grange.
- What schools serve La Grange Highlands?
- La Grange Highlands School District 106 runs Highlands Elementary, PreK to 4, and Highlands Middle, grades 5 to 8. Students then attend Lyons Township High School in District 204 for grades 9 through 12.
- How is the commute to downtown Chicago?
- The nearest Metra stop is the La Grange Road station on the BNSF Line, about 13.7 miles from Chicago Union Station, in neighboring La Grange. Driving to the Loop is roughly 14 to 16 miles via I-55 or I-290.
- What are the taxes like?
- As unincorporated Cook County, the combined sales tax rate is about 10.25 percent, which is lower than the incorporated Village of La Grange. Cook County's typical effective property tax rate runs about 1.89 percent of home value, so confirm the actual bill per parcel.
- Who provides fire and emergency service?
- The Pleasantview Fire Protection District, headquartered in La Grange Highlands on Plainfield Road, provides fire and ambulance service to the community and several neighboring towns.
- What is there to do nearby?
- The Forest Preserves of Cook County surround the area, with Bemis Woods, its trails, canoe launch, and Go Ape course, and the Salt Creek Trail System just to the north in Western Springs and Brookfield. Most shopping and dining is a short drive away in La Grange and Countryside.
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