Lincolnshire · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
Lincolnshire.
- Active listings
- 28
- Median list
- $727K
- Avg time on market
- 16 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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Active listings
28 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Lincolnshire.
Lincolnshire is a small, leafy village of about 8,000 residents tucked into southern Lake County along the Des Plaines River. The community was incorporated in 1957 out of the historic Half Day settlement and grew up around the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort and a planned mix of residential neighborhoods, corporate campuses, and forest preserves. Today buyers are drawn here by the highly rated Adlai E. Stevenson High School, easy I-94 and I-294 access to O'Hare and downtown Chicago, and a walkable mix of restaurants and retail at CityPark at the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Aptakisic Road. The interconnected village path system links neighborhoods to schools, parks, the Vernon Area Library, and the Prairie View Metra station on the North Central Service line.
At a glance
~7,940 residents
2020 Census. Small, leafy southern Lake County village across roughly 4.7 square miles.
Adlai E. Stevenson HSD 125
Single-campus high school district with about 4,758 students. Consistently ranked among the top public high schools in Illinois and the country.
I-94 / I-294 Tri-State access
Full freeway access via Half Day Road (IL 22) and Deerfield Road exits, both within minutes of CityPark and most neighborhoods.
Prairie View Metra (NCS line)
North Central Service station just outside the village, about 34.4 miles from Chicago Union Station. Connected by the Lincolnshire path system.
Marriott Theatre
882-seat in-the-round professional theater inside the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort. 370-plus Joseph Jefferson Award nominations.
CityPark mixed-use
50-acre master-planned development at Milwaukee and Aptakisic with a 21-screen Regal IMAX cinema, restaurants, retail, and the Hampton Inn.
Median household income ~$185,580
Data USA 2024. Median age 49.4, homeownership rate around 78 percent.
Median home value ~$714,013
Zillow ZHVI February 2026. Effective property tax rate around 2.86 percent with median bill near $13,139.
What’s close
Lincolnshire sits along the Des Plaines River in southern Lake County, with Milwaukee Avenue (IL 21 / US 45) and Half Day Road (IL 22) as its main commercial spines. The village is a short drive from I-94 and I-294, putting O'Hare and downtown Chicago within easy reach.
- Lincolnshire Marriott Resort
- 10 Marriott Drive. Flagship resort hotel with golf, spa, four restaurants, and the Marriott Theatre under one roof.
- CityPark at Lincolnshire
- 50-acre master-planned mixed-use development at Milwaukee Avenue and Aptakisic Road. 21-screen Regal IMAX cinema, Wildfire, Big Bowl, Fleming's, The Cheesecake Factory, the Hampton Inn.
- Half Day Forest Preserve
- 200-plus acre Lake County preserve with a 3-acre fishing pond, picnic shelters, playground, and a footbridge across the Des Plaines River into Wright Woods.
- Spring Lake Park
- 8-acre village park described as the heart of Lincolnshire, with a free swimming beach, fishing pond, tennis, volleyball, and a playground.
- Crane's Landing Golf Course
- 18-hole Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary course on the Marriott Resort grounds.
- Prairie View Metra Station
- Just outside the village on the North Central Service line. Linked to Lincolnshire neighborhoods via the village path system.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in Lincolnshire is built around quiet residential streets, mature trees, and quick access to commercial centers. The CityPark development at Milwaukee Avenue and Aptakisic Road clusters Wildfire, Big Bowl, Fleming's, The Cheesecake Factory, and a 21-screen Regal IMAX cinema within a short drive of every neighborhood, while the resort grounds add a destination-grade hotel, professional theater, and golf course inside village limits.
Outside of dining and shopping, residents lean heavily on the village's interconnected paths. The Lincolnshire path system links neighborhoods, parks, schools, the Vernon Area Library, and the Prairie View Metra station, and ties directly into the Des Plaines River Trail at Half Day Forest Preserve. Spring Lake Park anchors the older part of the village with its free swimming beach, and the broader Lake County Forest Preserve network puts hundreds of additional trail miles within a short drive.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D103Grades K to 8
Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103
Schools serving the area
- Laura B. Sprague School
- Daniel Wright Junior High School
Most Lincolnshire students attend D103 for K to 8. The district is small and tightly tied to the village. Some southern and eastern Lincolnshire-addressed homes fall into Aptakisic-Tripp CCSD 102 instead, always confirm by parcel.
- D102Grades K to 8
Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102
Schools serving the area
- Aptakisic Junior High School
- Pritchett Elementary
- Tripp School
Covers southern and Buffalo-Grove-adjacent portions of Lincolnshire plus parts of Buffalo Grove and unincorporated Long Grove. Feeds Stevenson HSD 125 for high school.
- D125Grades 9 to 12
Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125
Schools serving the area
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Single-school district at 1 Stevenson Drive in Lincolnshire. About 4,758 students for 2024-2025. Consistently ranked among the top public high schools in Illinois.
Around town
What there is to do in Lincolnshire.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Culture
Marriott Theatre
Catch a Broadway-style musical at the 882-seat in-the-round Marriott Theatre inside the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort.
- Parks
Half Day Forest Preserve
Hike or bike the Des Plaines River Trail through Half Day and Wright Woods forest preserves. 3-acre fishing pond, picnic shelters, and a river footbridge.
- Parks
Spring Lake Park
8-acre village park with a free swimming beach, fishing pond, tennis, volleyball, and a playground. Anchors the older part of the village.
- Parks
Crane's Landing Golf Course
Play 18 holes at the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary course on the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort grounds.
- Food & Drink
CityPark at Lincolnshire
Dine, shop, and catch an IMAX film at the 50-acre CityPark mixed-use development on Milwaukee Avenue.
- Family
Lincolnshire path system
Walk or ride the village's paved path network from neighborhoods to schools, parks, the Vernon Area Library, and the Prairie View Metra station.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Lincolnshire.
MetraNCS line
- Stations: Prairie View
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 34.4 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: I-94 / I-294 (Tri-State Tollway) · US 45 / IL 21 (Milwaukee Avenue) · IL 22 (Half Day Road) · Aptakisic Road
- O'Hare Airport: ~25 min
- Chicago Loop: ~50 min
By the numbers
Lincolnshire taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.86%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$715,000
MRED · last 12 mo (112 sales)
Median household income
$185,580
ACS
How Lincolnshire got here
A bit of history.
Long before Lincolnshire existed, the area was known as Half Day, named for Potawatomi chief Aptakisic. The chief's name translates roughly to sun at its meridian or half of the day. The name was anglicized as Halfda and eventually became Half Day, which still survives in the names of Half Day Road (Illinois Route 22) and Half Day Forest Preserve. Contrary to a common local story, the name does not come from the area being a half-day's journey from Chicago.
Post-WWII development brought a residential subdivision to the area, and the new community incorporated as the Village of Lincolnshire on August 5, 1957, after a vote of 76 to 15 sponsored by the Cambridge Forest Association. At incorporation the village had just 237 residents, dirt roads, no central sanitation, and police dispatched all the way from Waukegan. The CFA lobbied for paved streets, sewers, and basic services, and the village grew to 2,531 residents by 1970 and roughly 8,000 today.
The questions buyers actually ask
Lincolnshire FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Lincolnshire. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- Is Lincolnshire in Lake County or Cook County?
- Lincolnshire is in Lake County, Illinois, mostly within Vernon Township in the southern part of the county. Vernon Hills, Buffalo Grove, Riverwoods, and Bannockburn are the direct neighbors.
- What high school do Lincolnshire kids attend?
- Nearly all Lincolnshire students attend Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Stevenson HSD 125, a single-campus district that is consistently among the top-ranked public high schools in Illinois and the country.
- How far is Lincolnshire from O'Hare and downtown Chicago?
- O'Hare International Airport is about 19 miles and roughly 25 minutes via I-294. Downtown Chicago is roughly 35 to 40 miles, typically 45 minutes to over an hour by car depending on traffic, or about an hour by Metra from the Prairie View station.
- Does Lincolnshire have a Metra station?
- The closest station is Prairie View, which sits just outside the village on Metra's North Central Service (NCS) line and is connected to Lincolnshire neighborhoods via the village path system. There are no MD-N stops inside Lincolnshire, the MD-N line runs farther west through Mundelein and Libertyville.
- What is the property tax rate in Lincolnshire?
- The effective property tax rate in Lincolnshire runs about 2.86 percent per Ownwell, with a median annual property tax bill of roughly $13,139. The village itself collects only a small share of that, the rest funds schools, the park district, county, and other taxing bodies.
- Why is the area called Half Day?
- The Half Day name comes from Potawatomi chief Aptakisic, whose name translates to sun at its meridian. The English speakers shortened it to Halfda and then Half Day. It is NOT (as commonly assumed) because the area was a half-day's journey from Chicago.
- What is at CityPark and the Marriott Resort?
- CityPark is a 50-acre mixed-use development at Milwaukee Avenue and Aptakisic Road with a 21-screen Regal IMAX cinema, Wildfire, Big Bowl, Fleming's, The Cheesecake Factory, the Hampton Inn, and more. The Lincolnshire Marriott Resort at 10 Marriott Drive houses the Marriott Theatre (882-seat in-the-round), Crane's Landing Golf Course, a spa, and four restaurants.
Nearby
Towns next to Lincolnshire.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Lincolnshire.
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