Lakewood · McHenry County · IL
Homes for sale in
Cambria.
- Active listings
- 3
- Median list
- $669K
- Avg time on market
- 78 days
- Sold · last year
- 1
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About the community
One cove street, semi-custom homes, and conservation land at the back lot line.
Cambria is a small enclave of new-construction single-family homes in the Village of Lakewood, tucked into a cul-de-sac cove on the west side of Haligus Road south of Ballard Road. The Village of Lakewood's own development page lists it as Cambria Homes by Worthington and describes European-inspired single-family villas with roughly 70 homes planned on a 33-acre site, part of the larger Woodland Hills development of about 200 large lots across 300 acres of high quality wetlands. Homes here carry completion years from 2010 through 2026 and the subdivision is still actively selling, so buyers can choose a finished home or contract a build. It is a separate community from Turnberry, which sits about a mile east.
At a glance
Semi-custom Worthington builds
Built to order with roughly 180 days delivery from contract, and the builder states a willingness to modify plans.
Heavier standard construction
2x6 walls, Andersen windows, Hardie board siding with brick and natural stone, Kohler fixtures, granite, and solid hardwood floors.
Ranch and two-story plans
The Devonshire ranch at roughly 1,650 sq ft and the Glenwood two-story at 2,610 sq ft are the plans documented on active listings here.
Conservation land and open space
The cove backs to wooded open space and conservation area inside the wetland-heavy Woodland Hills land plan.
No recurring HOA dues reported
Every MLS record for Cambria in Lakewood codes the association fee frequency as not applicable, with fee includes none.
RedTail resident rates
The Village of Lakewood owns RedTail Golf Club and the resident ID card is free to Lakewood residents, with a discount on green fees.
Lakewood Meadows Park nearby
A 10-acre Crystal Lake Park District park about a third of a mile up Haligus with pickleball, a splash pad, soccer fields, and two playgrounds.
Hospital down the same road
Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital sits on Haligus Road about three and a half miles south, a 128-bed facility with a Level II trauma emergency department.
What’s close
Cambria sits on the west side of Haligus Road south of Ballard Road on the rural southwest edge of the Village of Lakewood, with Crystal Lake to the east and Huntley to the south.
- Schools
- Crystal Lake District 47 for elementary and middle and Community High School District 155 for high school, with Bernotas Middle and Crystal Lake Central consistent across records. Verify the assigned elementary by address with District 47.
- Parks
- Lakewood Meadows Park about a third of a mile away, plus the Crystal Lake Park District system and Lakewood's roughly 650 acres of open space and six lakes.
- Golf
- RedTail Golf Club, owned and operated by the Village of Lakewood with resident green fee discounts, and Turnberry Country Club roughly a mile east.
- Hospital
- Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital at 10400 Haligus Road, about three and a half miles straight down the same road.
- Train
- The Crystal Lake station on the Metra Union Pacific Northwest line, roughly a six-mile drive, with scheduled service into Ogilvie in about an hour and 25 minutes.
- Highway
- Route 47 to the west, Route 176 to the south, and U.S. Route 14 through Crystal Lake, with the Randall Road retail corridor to the southeast.
What it’s actually like to live here
Cambria is what happens when a builder gets a small wooded parcel on the quiet edge of an already quiet village and decides not to rush it. There is one street, Cambria Cove, running off Haligus Road into a cul-de-sac backed by conservation land and mature trees. Homes are semi-custom rather than production, built out one at a time as buyers sign, with a delivery window of roughly six months from contract and a builder who will modify plans. The result is a streetscape where no two houses are quite identical and the finish level runs high: 9-foot ceilings, Andersen windows, real hardwood, 42-inch cabinetry, and deep trim detail. If you have toured the big-builder subdivisions along Randall Road and found them a little samey, this reads very differently.
The everyday practicalities line up better than the address might suggest. Lakewood Meadows Park, a genuinely substantial 10-acre Crystal Lake Park District park with pickleball, a splash pad, soccer fields, two playgrounds, and walking trails, opened in 2025 a third of a mile up Haligus. Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, a full 128-bed facility with a Level II trauma emergency department, sits about three and a half miles down the same road. Village residency gets you a free RedTail ID card and discounted rounds at the village-owned golf course. Crystal Lake's downtown, its main beach, and the Route 14 corridor are a short drive east, and Route 47, Route 176, and U.S. 14 handle most regional trips. Lakewood is small, roughly four thousand residents, so village government is close at hand.
The honest tradeoffs are real and worth saying out loud. This is a car-dependent location with essentially no walkability: no coffee shop, grocery store, or school within walking distance, and every errand is a drive. The Metra commute is a genuine commute, roughly six miles to the Crystal Lake station and then about an hour and 25 minutes into Ogilvie, so it suits a hybrid or local worker far better than a five-day downtown schedule. The subdivision is still under construction, which means ongoing build activity and an unfinished streetscape until the last homesites close. It is also small, so resale inventory is thin and comparable sales are limited, which cuts both ways. McHenry County property taxes are high by national standards and should be underwritten carefully, especially on new construction where the first bill often reflects a land-only or partial assessment and steps up materially later. And the elementary school assignment deserves a phone call rather than an assumption.
The questions buyers actually ask
Cambria FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Cambria. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $13,000 – $18,000 per year, depending on home size and value. McHenry County assessor records are the source of truth. Happy to pull a specific bill on any home you're considering.
- When was Cambria built?
- Worthington Homes Ltd. built the community between 2010 and 2026.
- 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.
- Who builds in Cambria, and can I still get a new home there?
- Worthington Homes Ltd., an Illinois builder that has been doing community development in the Chicago metro area since 1996. The Village of Lakewood's own development page lists the project as Cambria Homes by Worthington. Cambria has been actively selling new construction with 2025 and 2026 completions, and the builder has publicly marketed a limited number of remaining homesites, so availability is finite. Homes are built to order with roughly a six-month delivery from contract and the builder has stated a willingness to modify plans. Check the live listings on this page for what is currently available.
- Is there an HOA, and what does it cost?
- MLS records for Cambria consistently show no recurring homeowners association fee. Two things to verify before you write an offer. First, the Village of Lakewood has used Special Service Areas for new neighborhoods, and an SSA would show up as a line on your McHenry County tax bill rather than as an HOA invoice, so pull the actual parcel bill. Second, the Village describes the product as maintenance free, so ask the builder for the recorded declaration and any associated budget to see exactly what lawn and snow services are covered and by whom.
- What schools would my kids attend?
- Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 for elementary and middle school and Community High School District 155 for high school. Middle school is Richard F. Bernotas Middle School and high school is Crystal Lake Central High School, both consistent across every record. The elementary assignment is the one to verify: listing data most often shows South Elementary School, but the Village of Lakewood's published rule assigns students west of Huntley Road, which is where Cambria sits, to West Elementary School. Call District 47 with the specific address. Separately, District 47 has been studying a shift to grade-level centers with a board decision expected in late 2026 and any change effective for the 2027-28 school year, so treat building assignment as subject to change.
- What do homes cost, and how is the market moving?
- Pricing here varies a lot because homes are semi-custom, base prices include the homesite, and option spend differs house to house. Rather than quote a figure that goes stale, look at the Market snapshot tiles on this page. They pull live from the MLS and show current active listings, recent sales, and pace for Cambria specifically. In character, this is an upper-bracket, semi-custom new-build product positioned above the McHenry County norm.
- Is Cambria part of Turnberry?
- No. Turnberry is a separate Lakewood community about a mile east, and Turnberry Country Club is a separate golf club. Per the Village of Lakewood's own development page, Cambria is part of the larger Woodland Hills development, planned for about 70 villa homes on a 33-acre site within a roughly 300-acre wetland-heavy master area. Village of Lakewood residency does come with a free RedTail ID card and discounted green fees at the village-owned RedTail Golf Club, but Cambria homes carry no Turnberry membership or affiliation.
- How is the commute, and what about a hospital or an airport?
- The Crystal Lake Metra station on the Union Pacific Northwest line is roughly six miles east and runs to Ogilvie Transportation Center in about an hour and 25 minutes, so downtown commuting is doable but not quick. By car you have Route 47, Route 176, and U.S. Route 14, with the Randall Road corridor to the southeast. Medical access is a genuine strength: Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, a 128-bed facility with a Level II trauma emergency department, a cardiac catheterization lab, and a family birth center, is about three and a half miles down Haligus Road.
- Who is the real estate agent for Cambria?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Cambria in Lakewood, 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 Cambria 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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Market snapshot
Cambria, 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
$669,000
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$801,681
Homes for sale right now
3
Avg time on market
78 days
Sold in the last year
1
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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Where Cambria homes go to school
Homes in Cambria are most often zoned to Crystal Lake Central HS. Open a school to see its area, the district, and every home for sale that feeds it.
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