Long Grove · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
Country Club Estates.
- Active listings
- 1
- Median list
- $700K
- Avg time on market
- 34 days
- Sold · last year
- 9
Active listings
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About the community
Acre lots and custom houses wrapped around a 1960s golf course.
Country Club Estates is a large-lot custom-home subdivision on the west side of Long Grove, wrapped around the golf course now operated as The Grove Country Club on Illinois Route 53, about a mile southwest of the historic downtown and its covered bridge. The Village of Long Grove's own zoning ordinance records that the subdivision was established in 1963 by plat, recorded across nine separate documents, which is why the neighborhood is platted in numbered units rather than as one tract, and the course it is named for opened the following year to a Robert B. Harris design. It built out slowly over four decades, so the streets read as a collection of individual custom houses rather than one builder's product line, with 1960s and 1970s ranches sitting alongside 1980s and 1990s two-stories.
At a glance
Roughly one-acre lots
The median parcel is about 0.97 acre, with a typical band between about 0.93 and 1.08 acres. Long front setbacks, winding streets, no sidewalks, and no street lights.
Platted 1963, built out through the 1990s
Roughly 230 to 260 homes. The median year built is in the mid-1970s, with a handful of later custom builds in the 2000s.
A covenant with real teeth
A 2,500 sq ft minimum living unit in any style and 40 percent masonry on each exposure, plus board approval before construction begins.
No fences, no sheds, no above-ground pools
The association describes its intent as keeping this an open vista community. Fences are prohibited except around pools, and sheds require special board approval.
Civil War street names
Antietam, Chickamauga, Manassas, Shiloh, Sumter, Shenandoah, Cumberland, Lexington, Grant, and Federal. The pattern is consistent across the plat.
Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve adjacent
About 408 acres with roughly 5.5 miles of gravel trail immediately off the southeast side, with restored prairie and a flood-control reservoir open to fishing.
Private well and septic
Long Grove does not own a sanitary sewer system and its municipal water serves only the downtown area. Budget for a well and septic inspection and confirm by address.
No village property tax
Long Grove levies no municipal property tax, funding operations through sales tax, permits, licenses, and fees. Roughly 75 percent of a Long Grove bill goes to the school districts.
What’s close
Country Club Estates sits between Old Hicks Road and Route 53, north of Checker Road, on the west side of Long Grove.
- Schools
- Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 for kindergarten through eighth grade and Adlai E. Stevenson High School, District 125, about four miles away in Lincolnshire. Both are confirmed on every parcel record in the neighborhood. Verify the specific District 96 building by address on the district locator.
- Open space
- Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve at 18163 W. Checker Road, about 408 acres of Lake County Forest Preserves land with roughly 5.5 miles of gravel trail for walking, biking, and cross-country skiing, restored prairie, and a reservoir open to fishing. Several streets dead-end toward it.
- Highway
- Illinois Route 53 runs along the east side as a surface highway here, with the freeway section ending at Lake-Cook Road roughly three miles south. Illinois Route 22 is to the north, Route 83 to the east, and Lake-Cook Road to the south toward I-94 and I-294.
- Train
- The closest station is Buffalo Grove on Metra's North Central Service at 825 Commerce Court, about 3.5 miles east, with Prairie View the other nearby North Central stop. The North Central runs a thinner, weekday-oriented schedule, so riders wanting more frequency typically drive to a Milwaukee District North or UP Northwest station.
- Shopping and dining
- Historic downtown Long Grove is about a mile away for boutiques, restaurants, and the seasonal festivals around the Robert Parker Coffin covered bridge. Deer Park Town Center is about five miles west, with the full Lake-Cook Road corridor in Buffalo Grove and Deerfield to the south and east.
- Hospital
- Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights is about seven miles south, Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville about eight miles north, and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington about nine miles west. Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling is about six miles away.
What it’s actually like to live here
Country Club Estates is what people picture when they picture Long Grove: an acre of your own, a long driveway, mature oaks, and no sidewalk to shovel. The subdivision was platted in 1963 around a golf course that opened the following year, and it filled in slowly through the 1970s and 1980s, so the streets read as a collection of individual custom houses rather than a single builder's product line. Ranches sit next to Georgians, and the thing they have in common is a covenant that has required at least 2,500 square feet and 40 percent masonry on every elevation since the beginning. The association describes its own goal as keeping this an open vista community, and the enforcement is visible from the street: no fences except around pools, no sheds, no above-ground pools, and a board that reviews plans before a shovel goes in the ground.
Day to day, the appeal is space and access at the same time. Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve wraps the southeast corner with 408 acres and about five and a half miles of trail, and several streets dead-end toward it. Long Grove's historic downtown and its covered bridge are about a mile away. Stevenson High School is four miles off, and the District 96 elementary building is close enough that families here think of it as the neighborhood school. Route 53 is at the edge of the subdivision, which puts Deer Park Town Center, the Lake-Cook Road corridor, three hospitals, and O'Hare all inside a reasonable drive. The village collects no municipal property tax, which is unusual in Illinois and worth understanding when you compare bills across town lines.
The honest tradeoffs are real. Most of Long Grove, including this subdivision, is on private well and septic rather than municipal water and sewer, which makes a well and septic inspection non-negotiable at closing and puts a septic field replacement squarely on the homeowner rather than a utility. The housing stock is genuinely older, with a median build year in the mid-1970s, so roofs, mechanicals, windows, and kitchens vary enormously house to house and the inspection matters more here than in a newer subdivision. Lake County property taxes are high in absolute terms even with no village levy, because the school districts carry most of the bill. Commuting by train means the North Central Service, which runs a thinner schedule than the busier lines. And Checker Road along the south edge has been an active traffic-calming topic at village hall because of cut-through volume, which is worth a drive-by at rush hour if you are looking at a home near it.
The questions buyers actually ask
Country Club Estates FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Country Club Estates. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- The Country Club Estates Homeowners Association is active and maintains published architectural guidelines and a review committee. Dues are nominal, with listings reporting roughly $50 to $100 a year, and they fund entrance and common area upkeep, association insurance and administration, and the architectural review function rather than any amenity. What the association actually governs is the look of the place: a 2,500 sq ft minimum living unit in any style, 40 percent brick, stone, glass, or other masonry on each exposure, no above-ground pools, no fences except around swimming pools, and no storage sheds absent special board approval. Board approval is required before construction begins, on top of a village permit. Confirm the current dues figure and the guidelines with the association.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $15,000 – $28,000 per year, depending on home size and value. Lake County assessor records are the source of truth. Happy to pull a specific bill on any home you're considering.
- 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.
- Is Country Club Estates on well and septic, or municipal water and sewer?
- Almost certainly private well and private septic. The Village of Long Grove states that it does not own or maintain a sanitary sewer system and that many residences are served by private septic systems, and its municipal water system serves only the historic downtown and the immediately surrounding area. Lake County parcel records return no sanitary district for the parcels on these streets, and the county's public works water and sewer service area layers show no coverage at the subdivision. Septic permits are issued by the Lake County Health Department. Confirm by address on Lake County Maps Online before writing an offer, and budget for a well and septic inspection.
- Does buying here include membership at the country club?
- No, and you should not assume any club privilege comes with the house. The Grove Country Club is a private club on Route 53 with its own membership application process. Homes along the course have golf views, and the original 1963 plat granted those lots reduced front setbacks, but there is no documented membership right, playing right, or discount attached to ownership in the subdivision. If joining matters to you, contact the club directly and get the terms before you buy on the assumption that the address does anything for you there.
- Which schools serve the subdivision?
- Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 for kindergarten through eighth grade, and Adlai E. Stevenson High School, District 125, for grades nine through twelve. Both are confirmed on every parcel record in the neighborhood, and the village's own school district page rules out the other elementary districts that serve parts of Long Grove. Within District 96, the typical track for this area is Willow Grove Early Learning Center for kindergarten, Kildeer Countryside Elementary for grades 1 through 5, and Woodlawn Middle School for grades 6 through 8. Building assignments can change, so verify your specific address with the district locator or by calling District 96.
- There is an HOA. What does it actually control?
- More than the dues would suggest. Dues are nominal, roughly $50 to $100 a year per listings, and they fund entrance and common area upkeep, association insurance and administration, and the architectural review function rather than any amenity. What the association governs is the look of the neighborhood: a 2,500 square foot minimum living unit in any style, 40 percent brick, stone, glass, or other masonry on each exposure, no above-ground pools, no fences except around swimming pools with a wrought-iron appearance preferred, no storage sheds absent special board approval, hard-surface driveways at least ten feet wide, and even a size and color standard for for-sale signs. Board approval is required before construction begins.
- Can I build an addition or tear down and rebuild?
- Yes, within two overlapping sets of rules. The Village of Long Grove wrote subdivision-specific setbacks into its zoning code in 2012: 30 feet side, 30 feet rear, and 75 feet front, with existing homes closer than 75 feet grandfathered as lawful nonconformities that may be added to or replaced provided they do not encroach further. Maximum impervious surface coverage in Long Grove residential districts is generally 40 percent. On top of that, the association requires written board approval before construction begins and applies its minimum size and masonry standards. Plan for both a village permit and HOA approval on essentially any exterior project.
- What do homes cost here?
- This is an upper-tier Long Grove market of custom homes on roughly one-acre lots, and pricing varies widely with square footage, golf frontage, and how recently the house has been updated. The spread between an original 1970s ranch and a substantially renovated or newer custom build is the main variable. Rather than quote a number that goes stale, check the Market snapshot on this page, which pulls current active listings and recent sales directly from the MLS.
- Who is the real estate agent for Country Club Estates?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Country Club Estates in Long Grove, 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 Country Club Estates 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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Joe knows Country Club Estates
Most agents will list anything. I focus on the places I actually know, and the things that move value here don't show up in the MLS write-up: which streets and buildings hold demand, what the HOA or assessments really cover, how the comps read once you account for condition and location, and where buyers consistently want to be.
When you're ready to tour or list, you want someone who has read the last 50 closed comps in this specific market, not a national average, and can tell you what they actually mean for your price. That's how I work. Text or call any time, and I'll give you a real take, not a brochure.
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Market snapshot
Country Club Estates, 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
$699,900
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$1,002,500
Homes for sale right now
1
Avg time on market
34 days
Sold in the last year
9
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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Schools serving Country Club Estates
Where Country Club Estates homes go to school
Homes in Country Club Estates are most often zoned to Stevenson HS. Open a school to see its area, the district, and every home for sale that feeds it.
School assignment is derived from the school the MRED listing agent entered and is not a guarantee. Always verify current attendance boundaries with the district before writing an offer.
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