La Grange · Cook County · IL
Homes for sale in
Country Club.
- Active listings
- 1
- Median list
- $500K
- Avg time on market
- 57 days
- Sold · last year
- 18
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About the community
La Grange's southwest grid, named for the club on its western edge.
Country Club is the residential grid in the southwest quadrant of La Grange, running roughly from 47th Street south to 55th Street and from La Grange Road west to Brainard Avenue and the La Grange Country Club golf course. The club came first: founded in 1899 at 47th and La Grange Road, it moved west in 1912 and 1913, physically rolling its clubhouse to a new foundation at 620 South Brainard, where Donald Ross remodeled the course in 1921. The streets were platted on former club and farm ground, and the houses went up from the late 1920s onward. What you get today is a flat, tree-lined walking neighborhood on village-sized lots, with the Spring Avenue and Gurrie school campus sitting in the middle of it and downtown La Grange about a mile north.
At a glance
Schools inside the neighborhood
Spring Avenue Elementary and Gurrie Middle share a campus at 1001 S Spring Avenue, District 105.
La Grange Country Club
Private and invitation only, founded 1899. It forms the green western edge of the area.
Two BNSF Metra stations
La Grange Road and Stone Avenue, both roughly a mile north on one of Metra's fastest lines.
Prewar through new build
Houses from the late 1920s forward, with gut renovations and teardown rebuilds on the same blocks.
No HOA
Conventionally platted village blocks. No association, no dues, no architectural review board.
Hospital under a mile
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange at 5101 S Willow Springs Road.
Parks in walking range
Spring Park on S Spring Avenue, Denning Park west of the course, Waiola Park just north of 47th.
Village-sized lots
Roughly 0.14 to 0.20 acre, close to La Grange's 6,000 square foot R-4 minimum.
A real downtown a mile north
Independent retail, the restored 1925 La Grange Theatre, and a weekly farmers market.
What’s close
The neighborhood sits about 13 miles west of downtown Chicago, bounded by 47th Street, La Grange Road, 55th Street and Brainard Avenue.
- Train
- Metra BNSF from the La Grange Road and Stone Avenue stations, both about a mile north. Inbound runs to Union Station generally fall in the 25 to 35 minute range.
- Highway
- La Grange Road (U.S. 12, 20 and 45) on the eastern edge, with I-294, I-55 and I-290 all within reach.
- Shopping
- Downtown La Grange about a mile north, plus the 55th Street and La Grange Road corridors in Countryside for everyday errands.
- Hospital
- UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange, a 186-bed hospital with a Level II trauma center, roughly three quarters of a mile west.
- Schools
- District 105 Spring Avenue Elementary and Gurrie Middle on-site, then Lyons Township High School District 204, South Campus for grades 9 and 10 and North Campus for 11 and 12.
- Parks
- Spring Park inside the neighborhood, Denning Park with its 10 acres just west, and Waiola Park north of 47th Street.
What it’s actually like to live here
This is what people picture when they say walkable older suburb. Sidewalks on both sides, alleys and detached garages on many blocks, and enough variation in vintage that no two houses in a row look alike. The biggest day-to-day advantage is the Spring Avenue and Gurrie campus at 1001 South Spring, right in the middle of the neighborhood. For a family with kids in kindergarten through eighth grade, that is a walk rather than a carpool line for nine straight years, and Lyons Township South Campus is about half a mile west of that.
The commute is the other draw. Two BNSF stations sit about a mile north on one of Metra's fastest and highest-frequency lines, and the Tri-State, the Stevenson and the Eisenhower are all close for drivers. Downtown La Grange is a real downtown rather than a strip: independent retail, the restored 1925 theatre, a weekly farmers market, and enough restaurants that Friday night does not require leaving the village. The golf course on the Brainard flank keeps that side of the neighborhood low density and quiet, and the hospital is under a mile away.
The honest tradeoffs are lots, age and taxes. Parcels here are small, many of them near the 6,000 square foot minimum, so yards are modest and a large new build can crowd its lot. The housing stock starts in 1929, so expect to inspect for old supply lines, small original kitchens, one-and-a-half bath floor plans and basements that were never designed as living space. Cook County taxes are heavy, the 2023 triennial reassessment moved south and west suburban values substantially, and appeals are routine here. The country club is invitation only, so buying on Brainard buys the view and not the tee time. And school boundaries are fussy: cross 47th Street and you leave District 105, cross La Grange Road and Spring Avenue becomes Seventh Avenue.
Market trends
Why this market moves the way it does
This is a condition-driven market more than a location-driven one, because location is a constant here and condition is not. An untouched prewar house and a recent teardown rebuild sit on the same block with the same schools and the same walk to the train, so the spread within the neighborhood is wide and almost entirely about what has been done to the house.
What holds value
The fundamentals matter more than the cosmetics here. Buyers want floor plan, lot, and basement, in that order. Cosmetics are the tiebreaker.
- The school campus
- Spring Avenue Elementary and Gurrie Middle inside the neighborhood is the single most repeatable demand driver, and it holds value through slow markets.
- Condition and updates
- Renovated kitchens, added baths and finished lower levels separate the top of the range from the middle more than square footage does.
- Rebuild potential
- Teardown and gut-renovation activity is ongoing, so tired houses on good blocks trade partly on land and partly on what the R-4 envelope allows.
- Metra distance
- Blocks closer to the 47th Street end shorten the walk to the La Grange Road and Stone Avenue stations, and buyers pay for that.
- Golf course frontage
- Homes along the Brainard flank back to permanent open green, which is scarce in a fully built-out grid.
Real talk
Who shouldn’t buy here
Here is the honest version before you tour.
Cook County taxes are the line item that surprises people, and La Grange is not cheap. The effective rate before exemptions has recently run in roughly the 2.4 to 2.9 percent of market value range, and the 2023 reassessment raised assessed values across the south and west suburbs by more than a quarter. Pull the actual bill and the exemption status for the specific PIN from the Cook County Treasurer rather than estimating, and know that appeals are common in this township.
The houses are old and they are not uniform. Build years start in 1929, so knob-and-tube remnants, galvanized supply lines, small original kitchens and unfinished basements are all live possibilities. Renovation and teardown activity is constant, which supports values and also means you may live next to a construction project. Inspect the specific house rather than trusting the neighborhood's reputation.
Verify the school assignment in writing before you write an offer. District 105's published boundary for Spring Avenue Elementary runs 47th Street on the north, La Grange Road on the east, Brainard on the west and 55th on the south, and the district itself calls that boundary general. Homes right at 47th Street or on the east side of La Grange Road land differently, and the district's interactive map is the controlling reference.
One piece of advice
“The pitch here is simple: a K through 8 campus you can walk to, two BNSF stations a mile north, a real downtown, and a hospital under a mile away. That combination does not go out of style. What you are buying beyond that is a specific house of a specific vintage, so budget for the inspection, pull the actual tax bill, and confirm the school assignment for the exact address. Get those three right and this is one of the most durable addresses in the western suburbs.”
The questions buyers actually ask
Country Club FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Country Club. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $11,000 – $24,000 per year, depending on home size and value. Cook 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 there an HOA in the Country Club neighborhood?
- No. These are conventionally platted Village of La Grange blocks, so there is no homeowners association, no dues and no architectural review committee. Streets, water, sewer, garbage and snow removal are village services, and parks come from the separate Park District of La Grange. One thing worth checking on any specific parcel: La Grange maintains Special Service Areas in parts of town, and an SSA shows up as its own line on the Cook County tax bill.
- Do I have to join La Grange Country Club if I buy here?
- No, and you cannot simply buy in. The neighborhood takes its name from the club and the course forms its western edge, but ownership and membership are separate. The club states that membership is by invitation only, extended through current members, so there is no residency-based access and no obligation attached to any home. If a family pool matters more than golf, La Grange Field Club at 1300 47th Street is a separate private swim, dive and tennis club on the northern boundary.
- What schools serve this neighborhood?
- For most of these streets the assignment is La Grange School District 105: Spring Avenue Elementary for PreK through grade 6 and William F. Gurrie Middle School for grades 7 and 8, both at 1001 S Spring Avenue inside the neighborhood. High school is Lyons Township High School District 204, with grades 9 and 10 at South Campus in Western Springs and grades 11 and 12 at North Campus on Brainard. Two boundary warnings: District 105's Spring Avenue area stops at 47th Street on the north, and homes on the east side of La Grange Road are assigned to Seventh Avenue Elementary instead. Confirm the exact address with both districts before you write an offer.
- How is the commute to downtown Chicago?
- Good, and it is a big part of why people pay to be here. La Grange has two Metra BNSF stations, La Grange Road at about 13.7 miles from Union Station and Stone Avenue at about 14.1 miles, both roughly a mile to a mile and a half north of the neighborhood. The BNSF is a high-frequency line and inbound runs generally fall in the 25 to 35 minute range depending on local or express service. For drivers, La Grange Road runs along the eastern edge and I-294, I-55 and I-290 are all close.
- What should I expect on property taxes?
- Cook County, so plan on a meaningful bill, and think in terms of an effective rate rather than a dollar figure. Cook assesses residential property at 10 percent of market value, the state applies an equalization factor, and the Cook County Clerk reported the Village of La Grange average composite rate at 8.106 percent for tax year 2023, down from 9.909 percent the prior year after the triennial reassessment. That works out to an approximate effective rate in the 2.4 to 2.9 percent of market value range before exemptions, with the Homeowner Exemption pulling an owner occupant below that. Composite rates vary by tax code, so pull the actual bill for the specific PIN.
- What do homes cost here, and how fast is the market?
- Rather than quote a number that would be stale by the time you read it, check the Market snapshot on this page. It pulls current active listings and recent sales straight from the MLS. In qualitative terms this is an upper-tier pocket for the area, and the spread inside it is wide because unrenovated original houses and recent teardown rebuilds sit on the same blocks. Condition, square footage, and whether a home backs the golf course or sits near the Spring Avenue campus drive most of the variation.
- Who is the real estate agent for Country Club?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Country Club in La Grange, 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 Country Club specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
Your local agent
Joe knows Country Club
Most agents will list anything. I focus on the places I actually know, and the things that move value here don't show up in the MLS write-up: which streets and buildings hold demand, what the HOA or assessments really cover, how the comps read once you account for condition and location, and where buyers consistently want to be.
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.
- Licensed Illinois broker
- Comp-driven pricing
- La Grange specialist
- Honest local market take
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Market snapshot
Country Club, 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
$500,000
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$800,000
Homes for sale right now
1
Avg time on market
57 days
Sold in the last year
18
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 16, 2025 through August 16, 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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Schools serving Country Club
Where Country Club homes go to school
Homes in Country Club are most often zoned to Lyons Township HS. Open a school to see its area, the district, and every home for sale that feeds it.
School assignment is derived from the school the MRED listing agent entered and is not a guarantee. Always verify current attendance boundaries with the district before writing an offer.
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