Lockport · Will County · IL
Homes for sale in
Lockport.
- Active listings
- 67
- Median list
- $430K
- Avg time on market
- 8 days
- Sold · last year
- 2
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Active listings
67 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Lockport.
Lockport sits in Will County on the east bank of the Des Plaines River just north of Joliet and south of Romeoville and Lemont, about 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. Home to roughly 26,000 people, the city grew up as the operational headquarters of the Illinois and Michigan Canal in the 1830s, and it still wears that history in a walkable limestone downtown along the old canal. Buyers are drawn by that historic character paired with practical suburban living: Lockport Township High School District 205 plus several K-8 feeder districts, a 150-acre Dellwood Park, canal and prairie trails, and commuter access via the Metra Heritage Corridor at the Lockport station, I-355 to the east, and Illinois Routes 7 and 171. Median home values near $316,000 and a median household income above $110,000 reflect a stable, family-oriented community.
At a glance
About 26,000 residents
One of Will County's larger suburbs, with 26,094 residents at the 2020 census.
I&M Canal heritage
Platted in 1837 as headquarters of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, the city is named for the canal's Lock No. 1.
Lockport Township HSD 205
A high-school-only district (grades 9-12) operating Lockport Township High School across Central and East campuses.
Metra Heritage Corridor
The Lockport station offers weekday rush-hour rail service to Chicago Union Station and Joliet.
Median home value near $316,000
Typical home value is about $316,636, up roughly 2.8 percent year over year.
Median income near $112,000
Median household income is about $111,981, well above the national median.
Historic downtown
A walkable limestone downtown anchored by the 1838 Gaylord Building, a National Trust historic site with galleries and a restaurant.
I-355 access
Served by I-355 to the east with interchanges at Illinois Route 7 (159th Street) and Illinois Route 171 (Archer Avenue).
What’s close
Lockport occupies the east bank of the Des Plaines River in Will County, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago, wedged between Joliet to the south and Romeoville and Lemont to the north.
- County
- Will County, Illinois.
- Region
- Between Joliet to the south and Romeoville and Lemont to the north, in the Des Plaines River valley.
- ZIP code
- 60441.
- Highways
- I-355 to the east with interchanges at Illinois Route 7 (159th Street) and Illinois Route 171 (Archer Avenue).
- Waterways
- The Des Plaines River meets the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal at Lockport, and a section of the historic I&M Canal runs through the city.
- Area
- About 11.59 square miles total, of which roughly 11.54 square miles is land.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in Lockport centers on a compact, walkable historic downtown lined with limestone buildings, several museums within walking distance of one another, and the old I&M Canal towpath converted into a popular walking and biking path. The Gaylord Building anchors the district with historical galleries and the Public Landing Restaurant, while Lincoln Landing, an open-air park and museum just south of the Gaylord Building, marks the site with a bronze Lincoln statue and history medallions along the canal.
Beyond downtown, Lockport delivers a classic family-suburb feel. The 150-plus-acre Dellwood Park offers open space, recreation, and a nationally recognized disc golf course, and the canal bike-and-walking path connects Dellwood Park in the south to Isle a la Cache and the Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve to the north. The Lockport Township Park District maintains dozens of parks. For commuters, the Metra Heritage Corridor station and quick access to I-355 make a Chicago or Joliet workday practical while keeping a small-historic-town address.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Lockport 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 Lockport.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D205Grades 9-12
Lockport Township High School District 205
Schools serving the area
- Lockport Township High School (Central Campus)
- Lockport Township High School (East Campus)
A high-school-only district covering all of the city of Lockport. Central Campus serves freshmen as the Freshman Center, and East Campus serves grades 10-12. The district draws from Crest Hill, Fairmont, Homer Glen, Homer Township, Lockport, and Lockport Township.
- D91Grades K-8
Lockport School District 91 (Milne-Kelvin Grove)
Schools serving the area
- Milne Grove Elementary
- Kelvin Grove School
One of several K-8 feeder districts serving parts of Lockport, alongside Will County District 92, Homer CCSD 33C, Taft District 90, and Fairmont District 89, all feeding into Lockport Township HSD 205. Confirm the K-8 district by address.
Around town
What there is to do in Lockport.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Culture
Gaylord Building Historic Site and Public Landing Restaurant
An 1838 limestone canal warehouse, now a National Trust historic site with historical galleries and the Public Landing Restaurant.
- Parks
Dellwood Park
A 150-plus-acre park that is one of the city's main recreation areas, home to the nationally recognized Canyons disc golf course.
- Parks
Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve
A roughly 320-acre forest preserve along the Des Plaines floodplain with a natural-surface trail through prairie, wetlands, fen, and woodlands.
- Parks
I&M Canal Trail
The historic canal towpath, now a walking and biking path running the length of downtown and connecting Dellwood Park to Isle a la Cache.
- Culture
Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery
Rotating exhibits of Illinois art and craft inside the historic 1850 Norton Building on the canal bank.
- Culture
Lincoln Landing
An open-air park and museum adjacent to the I&M Canal, with a bronze Lincoln statue and history medallions marking where Lincoln beached his flatboat.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Lockport.
MetraHC line
- Stations: Lockport
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 33 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: I-355 · IL 7 (159th Street) · IL 171 (Archer Avenue) · IL 53
- Joliet: ~12 min
- Naperville: ~25 min
- Chicago Loop: ~44 min
By the numbers
Lockport taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.78%
effective avg
Sales tax
9.00%
combined
Median sold price
$385,000
MRED · last 12 mo (2 sales)
Median household income
$111,981
ACS
How Lockport got here
A bit of history.
Lockport was platted in 1837 by the commissioners of the Illinois and Michigan Canal as their construction and operations headquarters, a central point along the waterway from which canal officials oversaw the system. The city takes its name from the canal's Lock No. 1, and a section of the canal still runs through town. In 1838, at a cost of about $4,014, the Canal Commissioners erected a large limestone warehouse, today known as the Gaylord Building, to store the steady stream of construction materials arriving in the growing community. Lockport was incorporated in 1853.
The warehouse passed to merchant George Gaylord in 1878, then to John L. Norton in 1886, and is now a National Trust for Historic Preservation site housing historical galleries and a restaurant. Nearby, Hiram Norton built the massive limestone Norton Building around 1850 as a grain-processing facility on the canal bank, which now holds the Illinois State Museum's Lockport Gallery. As the canal era faded and rail and road took over, Lockport transitioned from a canal town into a Chicago-area suburb, accelerating after the 2008 extension of I-355 gave the city new interchanges at 159th Street and Archer Avenue.
The questions buyers actually ask
Lockport FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Lockport. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What high school district serves Lockport?
- All of Lockport is in Lockport Township High School District 205, a high-school-only district (grades 9-12) operating Lockport Township High School across two campuses.
- Why does Lockport Township High School have two campuses?
- District 205 splits its high school across two campuses in the city: Central Campus serves freshmen as the Freshman Center, and East Campus serves sophomores, juniors, and seniors.
- Can I commute to Chicago by train from Lockport?
- Yes. The Lockport station on Metra's Heritage Corridor line offers weekday rush-hour service to Chicago Union Station and Joliet, with about 394 parking spaces at the station. The line runs at rush hour on weekdays only.
- What are property taxes and home prices like in Lockport?
- The effective property tax rate is about 2.78 percent, typical for Will County, and the typical home value is around $316,000. Always confirm the actual tax bill for a specific address.
- Which elementary (K-8) districts serve Lockport?
- Several K-8 districts cover parts of the city: Lockport District 91, Will County District 92, Homer CCSD 33C, Taft District 90, and Fairmont District 89, all feeding into Lockport Township HSD 205.
- What is Lockport known for?
- Lockport is the historic headquarters town of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, with a limestone downtown anchored by the 1838 Gaylord Building, multiple museums, and the I&M Canal trail.
Nearby
Towns next to Lockport.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Lockport.
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