Lakewood · McHenry County · IL
Homes for sale in
Lakewood.
- Active listings
- 17
- Median list
- $750K
- Avg time on market
- 23 days
- Sold · last year
- 52
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Active listings
17 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Lakewood.
Lakewood is a small village (~4,000 residents) on Crystal Lake's southwest edge. Originally incorporated in 1933 as a lakefront enclave, the village's modern character was shaped starting in 1970 when Arthur T. McIntosh & Company, the same firm behind Inverness and Prestwick, applied a rural country-lane aesthetic to Turnberry: winding lanes through the trees, no curbs, no sidewalks, no streetlights, custom homes on acre-class lots. The Larry Packard Turnberry Golf Club opened in 1972 at the heart of that development, and a second 18-hole course (RedTail, originally Lakewood Golf Course) opened in 1992. Quieter than Crystal Lake by design and with its own village government, but close enough to share the Crystal Lake school districts and the downtown.
At a glance
Population ~4,283 (2020)
Small village on Crystal Lake's southwest edge. Own village hall, own police force, own zoning code.
Turnberry Golf Club (1972)
Larry Packard 18-hole par-72 course inside Turnberry subdivision. Open to non-residents, social and golf memberships available.
RedTail Golf Club (1992)
Second 18-hole course designed by Roger Packard. Daily-fee public course; new clubhouse opened January 2025.
No curbs or sidewalks
Deliberate McIntosh design choice in Turnberry. The rural aesthetic is enforced by Village code.
D47 + D155 schools
Most Lakewood addresses feed Crystal Lake Elementary D47 and Community High School District 155. Confirm per address.
Custom homes, big lots
Anti-monotony architectural code. No two houses look alike, no walls or fences allowed, mature landscape is the rule.
Six lakes inside the village
Including Lakewood's share of Crystal Lake plus four Turnberry community lakes.
Median income $173,625
Well above county average. Reflects bigger lots, more custom builds, and golf-community density.
What’s close
Lakewood sits between Crystal Lake (north) and Algonquin / Lake in the Hills (south), with a small commercial spine along Lakewood Road and Haligus Road.
- Crystal Lake downtown
- ~10 minutes by car. Raue Center, farmers' market, dining strip.
- Crystal Lake Metra
- UP-NW line into Chicago Ogilvie. ~10-minute drive to the station.
- Turnberry Golf Club
- 9600 Turnberry Trail. Open to non-residents, see the membership FAQ on the Turnberry community page.
- RedTail Golf Club
- Public daily-fee course, second 18 holes inside the village.
- Schools
- Crystal Lake D47 elementary + D155 high school. Confirm per address.
- Highway
- Routes 14 and 176 close, I-90 via Randall Road.
- Hospital
- Northwestern Medicine McHenry, ~20 minutes.
What it’s actually like to live here
Lakewood is the Crystal Lake area's most deliberately country-club suburb. The look traces directly back to Arthur T. McIntosh's design philosophy: winding streets, no curbs or sidewalks or streetlights, lots big enough to feel set in nature rather than on a grid, and a private golf course (Turnberry) at the symbolic center. Country Club Drive really does run along Turnberry's edge. The McIntosh design vocabulary, mature trees, lawn-to-lawn transitions instead of concrete edges, still defines the older Turnberry section, while the newer RedTail side adds more conventional subdivisions but in a generally upscale register.
Day to day, residents lean on Crystal Lake (the city, immediately east) for groceries and restaurants and use the south-shore beaches for swimming and small-boat sailing. Golf membership is a defining variable: Turnberry is private with optional membership, RedTail is daily-fee, so most buyers pick a side. Property taxes track the McHenry County mid-to-high band, and home prices skew above the Crystal Lake median because of lot sizes, water access, and the design controls that prevent the cookie-cutter look common to newer subdivisions farther south.
Neighborhoods
Lakewood neighborhoods
1 neighborhood in Lakewood, each with its own page covering market stats, schools, and what the buyers there are optimizing for. Featured neighborhoods have hand-curated content; the rest auto- update from MRED listing data.
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period June 23, 2025 through June 23, 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.
Schools
Districts serving Lakewood.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D47Grades K - 8
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47
Schools serving the area
- Husmann Elementary
- Bernotas Middle School
- Lundahl Middle School
Most Lakewood addresses are in D47 for K-8. Boundary verification by address is essential because some pockets feed Woodstock D200.
- D155Grades 9 - 12
Community High School District 155
Schools serving the area
- Prairie Ridge High School
- Crystal Lake South High School
Lakewood addresses typically attend Prairie Ridge HS. D155 also serves Crystal Lake, Cary, Fox River Grove, Lake in the Hills, Prairie Grove, and Bull Valley.
From the neighborhood
Around Lakewood
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@kitschnsinkAround town
What there is to do in Lakewood.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Turnberry Country Club
Private 18-hole, 6,901-yard par-72 course designed by Larry Packard, opened 1972. 166 acres with mature trees, water on 10 holes.
- Parks
RedTail Golf Club
18-hole public daily-fee championship course designed by Roger Packard, opened 1992 (renamed 1997). 4-star Golf Digest rating; new clubhouse opened January 2025.
- Parks
Crystal Lake (south shore)
The lake itself sits partly inside Lakewood. West Beach (Crystal Lake Park District) is within Lakewood boundaries; village residents have access with a village vehicle sticker.
- Parks
CCAPOA private beaches
Country Club Addition Property Owner's Association operates four private beaches on Crystal Lake for member homes; Lakewood Manor Association operates a fifth.
- Parks
Kishwaukee Fen Nature Preserve
One of several natural areas and wetlands inside Lakewood. Quiet birding and prairie walks.
- Culture
Village Hall (2500 Lake Ave)
Civic center of the village. Local meetings, zoning hearings, and Lakewood-specific permits and stickers.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Lakewood.
DriveBy car
- Routes: U.S. 14 · IL 176 · Haligus Road · Randall Road (I-90 access)
- O'Hare Airport: ~49 min
- Chicago Loop: ~81 min
- Crystal Lake Metra: ~10 min
By the numbers
Lakewood taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.70%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$611,500
MRED · last 12 mo (52 sales)
Median household income
$173,625
ACS
How Lakewood got here
A bit of history.
Lakewood began as a 1920s subdivision of large homes along the south shore of Crystal Lake. It incorporated as a village on July 10, 1933. For its first four decades, Lakewood remained a small lakefront enclave anchored to the Country Club Addition along the lake's southern shore.
Lakewood's modern identity was shaped by Chicago developer Arthur T. McIntosh, who had pioneered the rural-estate suburb model in Inverness in the 1920s. McIntosh's company applied the same playbook in Lakewood with the Turnberry development: winding lanes following the contours of the land through the trees, fine homes on acre-class lots, and deliberately no curbs, sidewalks, or streetlights to preserve the country feel. The Turnberry Golf Club, designed by E. Lawrence (Larry) Packard in 1970 and opened for play in 1972, was added to tie the development together. A second 18-hole course, RedTail Golf Club (originally Lakewood Golf Course), opened in 1992, was designed by Roger Packard, and was renamed RedTail in 1997.
The questions buyers actually ask
Lakewood FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Lakewood. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What's the difference between Lakewood and Crystal Lake?
- Lakewood is a separate small village with its own village government. Crystal Lake is the larger city next door. Lakewood was incorporated in 1933 and the McIntosh-developed Turnberry section deliberately keeps curbs, sidewalks, and streetlights out (Crystal Lake required them, which is why McIntosh refused to develop there). Property tax rates, trash service, and permit jurisdictions can differ between the two even on the same street. Schools are usually the same Crystal Lake districts (D47 + D155).
- Is the Turnberry Golf Club exclusive to Lakewood residents?
- No. Membership is open to non-residents. As of 2026 the club operates without initiation fees, with social membership at $250/year and golf memberships from $279 (senior silver) to $4,500 (couples platinum). See the Turnberry community page for details.
- Does Lakewood have a downtown?
- Not really. The commercial life of the area is in downtown Crystal Lake, ~10 minutes north. Lakewood itself is residential by design.
- Why are there no sidewalks or streetlights in much of Lakewood?
- That was a deliberate design choice by Arthur T. McIntosh's company when Turnberry was platted starting in 1970, intended to preserve a rural country-club feel. The village has largely maintained that aesthetic through subsequent expansions.
- Is Turnberry membership required to live in the Turnberry neighborhood?
- No. Turnberry is a private golf club with its own membership; living in the Turnberry subdivision does not include membership. Residents can choose social-only, golf-only, or no membership at all.
- Do Lakewood residents have access to Crystal Lake itself?
- Yes. The Crystal Lake Park District's West Beach is inside Lakewood boundaries and is open to all village residents with a vehicle sticker. CCAPOA and Lakewood Manor association members also have private beach access on the south shore.
Nearby
Towns next to Lakewood.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Lakewood.
Your local agent
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