Libertyville · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
Libertyville.
- Active listings
- 40
- Median list
- $717K
- Avg time on market
- 8 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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Active listings
40 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Libertyville.
Libertyville is one of Lake County's most established residential villages, the kind of place where the downtown still does most of the heavy lifting for the community. Brick storefronts along Milwaukee Avenue, a working Metra platform on the Milwaukee District North line, and a school path that runs through Libertyville District 70 and on to Libertyville High School in District 128 are the three things buyers ask about first. Independence Grove and the David Adler estate give you forest-preserve scale on the west side, while Cook Park and the Ansel B. Cook Home keep history visible in the middle of town. The housing stock skews older and more varied than the newer collar-county subdivisions, with prewar Milwaukee Avenue bungalows, midcentury ranches, and 1990s and 2000s estate homes near Mettawa all in the same MLS feed. The trade-off is a Lake County property tax bill that runs well above the Illinois average, and buyers who care about commuter rail, walkability, and a settled town center usually decide the trade-off is worth it.
At a glance
~20,579 residents
2020 Census population. Mid-size, established Lake County village in the center of the county.
Metra MD-N to Union Station
Downtown Libertyville station on the Milwaukee District North line, plus a second Prairie Crossing / Libertyville stop just north of town.
Libertyville D70 + CHSD 128
D70 covers K to 8 (Adler Park, Butterfield, Copeland Manor, Rockland elementaries plus Highland Middle), feeding Libertyville High School in District 128.
Advocate Condell Medical Center
801 S Milwaukee Ave. Lake County's only Level I trauma center, also the only dedicated pediatric emergency department in the county.
Independence Grove
1,151-acre Lake County forest preserve with a 129-acre lake reclaimed from a former gravel quarry, 7.5 miles of trails, marina, café, and beer garden.
Brick-built historic downtown
Milwaukee Avenue commercial core was rebuilt under a village brick mandate after the 1895 downtown fire. Still reads as a single visually unified period today.
Effective property tax ~2.54%
Median annual tax bill around $11,429 per Ownwell. Below the Lake County average of roughly 3.2 percent, still well above the state median.
Median home value ~$615,406
Zillow ZHVI April 2026, up roughly 6.8 percent year over year with homes going to pending in about 9 days.
What’s close
Libertyville sits in central Lake County, hinged on the Metra MD-N line and the Milwaukee Avenue corridor, with forest preserve to the west, hospital and commercial uses south toward Vernon Hills, and Mettawa estate land to the east.
- Downtown Libertyville
- Brick-built Milwaukee Avenue commercial core anchored by Cook Park, the Cook Memorial Library, and walk-to Metra.
- Libertyville Metra Station
- 200 W Lake St on the Milwaukee District North line, weekday service to Union Station southbound and Fox Lake northbound.
- Independence Grove Forest Preserve
- 16400 W Buckley Road, 1,151 acres with a 129-acre lake, 7.5 miles of trails, marina, and beer garden.
- Advocate Condell Medical Center
- 801 S Milwaukee Ave. Largest health provider in Lake County and the only Level I trauma center in the county.
- Cook Park and the Ansel B. Cook Home
- Village Band free summer concerts run all season at the bandstand. The Cook Home museum is operated by the Libertyville Historical Society.
- Libertyville High School (D128)
- 708 W Park Ave. The assigned high school for D70 graduates and a National Blue Ribbon school.
What it’s actually like to live here
Day to day, Libertyville reads as a small commuter town that takes its downtown seriously. Milwaukee Avenue does double duty as state route and Main Street, lined with independent restaurants, the Cook Memorial Library, the historic Cook Park bandstand, and a Metra station you can walk to from much of the older grid. Friday and Saturday nights downtown is busy without being chaotic, and the Village Band's free summer concerts in Cook Park have been a 30-plus-year tradition.
Weekends drift west to Independence Grove for the trails, lake, marina, and beer garden, or to the David Adler Music and Arts Center on the north end of Milwaukee Avenue, where the 1917 Adler estate now hosts lessons, classes, and concerts on a 23-room farmhouse on what was a 240-acre property the architect left to the village. Sports families lean on the Libertyville Sports Complex, operating as Canlan Sports, for ice, climbing, and indoor courts, while warm-weather league play runs through Adler Park, Riverside Park, and the rest of the village's park system.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Libertyville 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 Libertyville.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D70Grades K to 8
Libertyville School District 70
Schools serving the area
- Adler Park School
- Butterfield School
- Copeland Manor School
- Rockland School
- Highland Middle School
Around 2,200 students across five schools, all U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon recipients. Some east-side parcels may fall into Oak Grove District 68 instead, always confirm by address.
- D128Grades 9 to 12
Community High School District 128
Schools serving the area
- Libertyville High School
Libertyville High School at 708 W Park Ave is the assigned high school for D70 graduates. District 128 also operates Vernon Hills High School. NOT to be confused with Stevenson HSD 125 in Lincolnshire.
Around town
What there is to do in Libertyville.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Independence Grove Forest Preserve
1,151-acre Lake County preserve at 16400 W Buckley Road with a 129-acre lake, 7.5 miles of trails, marina, café, and beer garden.
- Culture
David Adler Music and Arts Center
Year-round music, art, and architecture programs on the historic 1917 Adler estate at 1700 N Milwaukee Ave.
- Culture
Cook Park and the Ansel B. Cook Home
Free Village Band summer concerts at the Cook Park bandstand and a Libertyville Historical Society house museum.
- Family
Libertyville Sports Complex (Canlan Sports)
1950 N US Hwy 45. Indoor climbing wall, heated driving range, ice, fitness center, and open gym.
- Food & Drink
Downtown Libertyville on Milwaukee Avenue
Brick storefronts, independent restaurants, and the MainStreet Libertyville event calendar all walkable from the Metra station.
- Culture
Adlai E. Stevenson II Historic Home
National Historic Landmark 70-acre farm preserved by the Lake County Forest Preserves. Stevenson lived here from 1935 until his death in 1965.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Libertyville.
MetraMD-N line
- Stations: Libertyville, Prairie Crossing / Libertyville
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 36 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: US 45 (Milwaukee Avenue corridor) · IL 137 (Buckley Road / Peterson Road) · IL 176 (Rockland Road) · IL 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) · I-94 / I-294 access via IL 137 and IL 176
- O'Hare Airport: ~35 min
- Chicago Loop: ~55 min
By the numbers
Libertyville taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.54%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.50%
combined
Median sold price
$660,000
MRED · last 12 mo (338 sales)
Median household income
$165,667
ACS
How Libertyville got here
A bit of history.
Libertyville was first settled around 1834 as Vardin's Grove, was renamed Independence Grove when the land officially opened to settlement in 1836, and took its current name Libertyville in 1837 when a post office was established. A spur of the Milwaukee Road railroad reached town in 1881, and the Village of Libertyville incorporated the following year. That rail connection, now the Metra Milwaukee District North line, is the same one Libertyville commuters still ride into Chicago today.
Downtown Libertyville was largely destroyed by fire in 1895, and the village board responded by mandating brick construction for everything rebuilt, which is why the Milwaukee Avenue core still reads as a single visually unified period today. In 1935, Adlai E. Stevenson II, future Illinois governor, two-time Democratic presidential nominee, and U.N. Ambassador, bought a 70-acre farm just outside the village with his wife Ellen Borden and lived there until his death in 1965. The Adlai E. Stevenson II Farm was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2014 and is preserved by the Lake County Forest Preserves.
The questions buyers actually ask
Libertyville FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Libertyville. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- Which Metra line serves Libertyville and how long is the ride into Chicago?
- Libertyville is on the Milwaukee District North (MD-N) line, which runs from Fox Lake south to Chicago Union Station. The downtown Libertyville station is at 200 W Lake St, and there is a second MD-N stop, Prairie Crossing / Libertyville, just north of the village. Travel time runs about 60 to 70 minutes to Union Station depending on the schedule.
- Do Libertyville kids go to Adlai E. Stevenson High School?
- No. Stevenson High School is in Lincolnshire and is part of District 125. Libertyville is in District 128, so Libertyville-zoned families attend Libertyville High School. The Stevenson name comes up locally because Adlai Stevenson II lived on a farm just outside Libertyville, but the high school named for him is in a different district.
- What school districts cover Libertyville?
- Most of the village is served by Libertyville District 70 for grades K to 8 (Adler Park, Butterfield, Copeland Manor, Rockland elementaries plus Highland Middle School), and Community High School District 128 for grades 9 to 12, where students attend Libertyville High School. Some addresses on the edges fall into Oak Grove District 68 or other feeder patterns, so always verify by parcel.
- How high are property taxes in Libertyville?
- The effective property tax rate runs about 2.54 percent per Ownwell's Lake County data, and the median annual tax bill is around $11,429, well above the Illinois and national medians. Lake County overall averages around 3.2 percent effective, so Libertyville actually runs lower than parts of the county.
- What is the median home price in Libertyville?
- Zillow's ZHVI for the village was about $615,406 as of April 2026, up roughly 6.8 percent year over year, with homes going to pending in about 9 days.
- What is there to do in Libertyville on a weekend?
- Independence Grove Forest Preserve on Buckley Road (1,151 acres, lake, marina, beer garden), the David Adler Music and Arts Center on north Milwaukee Avenue, free Village Band summer concerts at Cook Park, and the walkable downtown along Milwaukee Avenue are the standard rotation. The Libertyville Sports Complex on US 45 (Canlan Sports) handles indoor climbing, ice, and the heated driving range year-round.
- What hospital serves Libertyville?
- Advocate Condell Medical Center at 801 S Milwaukee Ave is the largest health provider in Lake County and the only Level I trauma center in the county. It also runs the only dedicated pediatric emergency department in Lake County.
Nearby
Towns next to Libertyville.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Libertyville.
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