Maple Park · Kane County · IL
Homes for sale in
Maple Park.
- Active listings
- 6
- Median list
- $557K
- Avg time on market
- 34 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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Active listings
6 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Maple Park.
Maple Park is a small village in western Kane County, with a sliver of its land extending into DeKalb County. The population was 1,433 at the 2020 Census, and Illinois Route 38 runs along the south side of the village, putting Geneva about 15 miles east and DeKalb about 8 miles west. It is the home of Kaneland High School, the high school for Kaneland CUSD 302, which draws students from across nine communities. There is no Metra station inside the village. The nearest stop is the Elburn UP-W terminus about four miles east on IL 38. Buyers usually look at Maple Park because they want acreage, lower density, and Kaneland schools without the Tri-Cities price tag.
At a glance
~1,400 residents
1,433 at the 2020 Census, up from 1,310 in 2010. One of the smallest municipalities in Kane County.
Kaneland CUSD 302
Kaneland High School is located inside the village at 47W326 Keslinger Road. The district draws from nine Kane County communities.
Two-county footprint
Most of the population is in Kane County, but more of the land area is in DeKalb County. School districts and tax bills split at the county line.
IL Route 38 spine
The main east-west highway runs along the south side of the village. Geneva and the Tri-Cities are about 15 miles east.
Maple Park Fun Fest
Three-day Labor Day weekend festival running since 1998, with parade, 5K, car show, live music, and Sunday fireworks.
Maple Park Civic Center
Village hub at 302 Willow Street, used for board meetings, gym, and event rentals.
No Metra in town
Closest station is the Elburn UP-W terminus about four miles east on IL 38, the western end of the line into Ogilvie.
Rural surroundings
About 2.16 square miles of incorporated land surrounded by working farmland in both Kane and DeKalb counties.
What’s close
Maple Park sits in far western Kane County on Illinois Route 38, with the western edge of the village crossing the line into DeKalb County.
- East neighbor
- Elburn, the nearest municipal neighbor, about 2.6 miles east on IL 38.
- West
- DeKalb, about 8 miles west on IL 38.
- Tri-Cities access
- Geneva and the Fox River Tri-Cities are about 15 miles east on IL 38.
- North
- Sycamore (DeKalb County) via county roads and IL 23, about 10 miles northwest.
- South
- Kaneville, unincorporated, about 2.5 miles south.
- Rail corridor
- Galena Division of the former Chicago and Northwestern, now Union Pacific freight and the Metra UP-W terminus in Elburn.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in Maple Park is quiet and rural. The village is about two square miles, has under 1,500 residents, and is surrounded by working farmland in both Kane and DeKalb counties. The Maple Park Civic Center at 302 Willow Street is the community hub for the village board, gym, and event rentals. Main Street has a short, walkable downtown stretch anchored by spots like Lodi Tap House at 309 Main Street, named after the village's original name.
Maple Park is a Kaneland school town, with Kaneland High School at 47W326 Keslinger Road serving families across Maple Park, Elburn, Sugar Grove, Kaneville, Montgomery, and other Kaneland CUSD 302 communities. Median household income is around $107,000 as of 2024 per Data USA, and the median age is in the high 30s, skewing toward families with children. Buyers tend to look here when they want acreage and Kaneland schools at a lower price point than Geneva, St. Charles, or Batavia in the Fox Valley.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Maple Park 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 Maple Park.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D302Grades Pre-K - 12
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
Schools serving the area
- Kaneland High School (in Maple Park)
- Kaneland Harter Middle School (Sugar Grove)
- Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary (Elburn)
- Kaneland John Stewart Elementary (Elburn)
- Kaneland John Shields Elementary (Sugar Grove)
- Kaneland McDole Elementary (Montgomery)
The Kane County portion of Maple Park is fully inside Kaneland CUSD 302, which covers about 140 square miles and 3,900 students across nine communities. Kaneland High School is in Maple Park. The DeKalb County portion of the village is served by Sycamore CUSD 427.
- D427Grades Pre-K - 12
Sycamore Community Unit School District 427
Schools serving the area
- Sycamore High School (Sycamore)
Sycamore CUSD 427's attendance area explicitly includes portions of Maple Park (the DeKalb County sliver), along with Cortland, Clare, and Genoa. Confirm by exact address.
Around town
What there is to do in Maple Park.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Family
Maple Park Fun Fest
Labor Day weekend festival running since 1998, with parade, 5K, car show, live music, bags tournament, beer garden, and Sunday night fireworks.
- Family
Kuipers Family Farm
230-acre entertainment farm just west of town on Watson Road, host of the Midwest Tulip Fest in spring and a fall pumpkin operation.
- Food & Drink
Lodi Tap House
309 Main Street. Smash burgers and Illinois-only craft beer list, named after Maple Park's original name.
- Parks
Elburn Forest Preserve
340-plus-acre Kane County preserve just east on IL 38, with trails, picnic shelters, and the largest known shagbark hickory tree in Kane County.
- Family
Kaneland High School athletics
The Kaneland Knights play Friday night football, basketball, and IHSA sports at the Maple Park campus on Keslinger Road.
- Family
Sycamore Pumpkin Festival
Annual fall festival in downtown Sycamore about 10 miles northwest, dating to 1962, with parade, carnival, and the courthouse pumpkin display.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Maple Park.
DriveBy car
- Routes: IL 38 (Roosevelt Road east of Geneva) · IL 47 (via Elburn) · IL 23 (in DeKalb)
- O'Hare Airport: ~67 min
- Chicago Loop: ~76 min
- Elburn Metra (UP-W terminus): ~7 min
By the numbers
Maple Park taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.85%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$375,000
MRED · last 12 mo (19 sales)
Median household income
$107,045
ACS
How Maple Park got here
A bit of history.
Maple Park was first settled in 1854 by Andrew Pingree and Zachariah Hawthorn, who called the community Lodi after Lodi, Lombardy. A post office under the Lodi name opened in 1837, and the town was formally organized as Lodi in 1865 after several rounds of incorporation debate. The name was changed to Maple Park in 1880, taking its new name from a nearby grove of sugar maple trees, and the post office was renamed that same year.
The village grew up along the Galena Division of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, the successor to the Galena and Chicago Union, which laid track through the area in the 1850s on its way west from Chicago. That same corridor is now Union Pacific freight rail and the Metra UP-W line that ends in Elburn, four miles east of Maple Park. Maple Park kept its small-town agricultural character through the 20th century, and Kaneland CUSD 302 opened Kaneland High School in the village, anchoring it as the school town for a wide farming district.
The questions buyers actually ask
Maple Park FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Maple Park. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- What school district serves Maple Park?
- The Kane County portion of Maple Park is in Kaneland Community Unit School District 302 (D302). Kaneland High School is located inside the village at 47W326 Keslinger Road. The smaller DeKalb County portion of the village falls inside Sycamore Community Unit School District 427.
- Is there a Metra station in Maple Park?
- No. The closest Metra station is the Elburn UP-W terminus at 422 E. Railroad Ave., Elburn, about four miles east of Maple Park on Illinois Route 38. The UP-W line runs roughly 43 miles into Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago.
- What is the property tax rate in Maple Park?
- Ownwell reports an effective property tax rate of about 2.85 percent in Maple Park, with a median annual property tax bill around $7,663. Combined sales tax in Maple Park is 8.0 percent as of 2026.
- Maple Park is in two counties. Does that matter for buyers?
- Yes, in two ways. Property tax assessment and billing are handled by the county your parcel sits in (Kane or DeKalb), and the school attendance area also splits at the county line. Kane County parcels are in Kaneland 302. DeKalb County parcels are in Sycamore 427.
- What is Maple Park Fun Fest?
- It is a three-day community festival held over Labor Day weekend every year, run by volunteers since 1998. It includes a 5K, parade, kids' bike parade, car and craft shows, bags tournament, live music, beer garden, and a Sunday night fireworks show.
- How does Maple Park compare to Elburn or Geneva for affordability?
- Maple Park is the smallest of the three and the most rural. Active listing medians on Zillow run in the low $370,000s, with the trailing 12-month median sale price around $410,000 per Homes.com. That sits below the Tri-Cities of Geneva, St. Charles, and Batavia for buyers who want Kaneland schools and acreage.
- What is there to do in Maple Park?
- Inside the village, the Civic Center, downtown Main Street with Lodi Tap House, and the Labor Day Fun Fest are the anchors. Just west of town, Kuipers Family Farm runs the Midwest Tulip Fest in spring and a fall pumpkin season. Elburn Forest Preserve sits just east on IL 38, and the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival is about 10 miles northwest each October.
Nearby
Towns next to Maple Park.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Maple Park.
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