Marengo, IL·D154
Homes in the
Marengo CHS district.
Small-town Marengo: a riverside McHenry County community where you trade the commute for more land, more house, and a real downtown.
- Homes for sale
- 35
- Typical list
- $549,900
- Most expensive
- $3,200,000
- Most affordable
- $195,999
6715 Meyer Road →
704 Grant Highway →
Indians · Maroon & White · 685 students · Kishwaukee River Conference
Active listings
35 homes on the market
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Market snapshot
The Marengo CHS area, by the numbers
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Homes for sale now
64
Typical list price
$491,000
Avg time on market
27 days
Sold in the last year
149
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$380,000
What it's like to live here
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The area, not just the school
Marengo sits at the quiet western edge of McHenry County, about 60 miles northwest of Chicago and roughly 30 miles east of Rockford, right along the Kishwaukee River. It is a real small town with a real downtown: brick storefronts, local churches, Settlers Days in the summer, and the kind of pace where people still wave from the porch. The Marengo Ridge conservation area just north of town gives you woods and trails that most Chicago suburbs would envy.
Housing here leans affordable and varied. You will find century-old homes near the old downtown, mid-century ranches, and newer subdivisions on the edges of town, often on bigger lots than you would get closer to the city. Land is part of the draw, with working farms and acreage parcels still surrounding the city limits.
The trade-off is the commute. Marengo is a drive-first town: I-90 is the main artery toward the northwest suburbs and O'Hare, and there is no in-town Metra stop, so train commuters typically drive to a station to the east. For buyers who want square footage, elbow room, and a genuine community feel, Marengo delivers a lot of house and a lot of quiet for the money.
🏫Grades 9-12
Marengo Community High School is the only high school in District 154, serving Marengo, Union, and the surrounding rural area.
👥About 685 students
Enrollment was 685 for the 2024-2025 school year, a mid-size school by Illinois standards.
🥎2017 state champs
The softball team won the IHSA Class 3A state championship in 2017.
🏟️Maroon and White
Marengo competes in the Kishwaukee River Conference.
🏗️Campus opened 2004
The current building opened in 2004; the original 1924 school still serves the district's younger grades.
🌳Marengo Ridge nearby
The Marengo Ridge conservation area just north of town offers woods and trails.
The school
About Marengo Community High School
Marengo Community High School traces its roots to 1924, when the original Marengo High School building opened to serve the city of Marengo and the surrounding farm country of southwestern McHenry County. That building was expanded repeatedly over the decades, and in August 2004 the district opened a new campus of roughly 210,000 square feet next door at 110 Franks Road, with science labs, a large gymnasium, and an auditorium. The 1924 structure was repurposed and today serves the district's younger grades.
Marengo Community High School is the lone high school in District 154 and offers a college-prep curriculum that includes Advanced Placement coursework alongside career and technical programs. The campus was purpose-built in 2004 with seven science labs, vocational spaces, and a media center to support hands-on and college-track learning.
Marengo competes as the Indians in the Kishwaukee River Conference, wearing maroon and white. The school fields the full slate of IHSA sports, and its softball program reached the top of the state in 2017 with a Class 3A championship.
- District
- D154
- Founded
- 1924
- Principal
- Angela Fink
- Conference
- Kishwaukee River Conference
- Address
- 110 Franks Road, Marengo, IL 60152
Trophy case
- 🏆 Softball Class 3A · 2017
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District D154 website. Last verified 2026-06-27.
Listings filtered by the school the MRED listing agent assigned. Roughly 7 in 10 active listings have this field populated; the remaining listings will surface once the school-district boundary pipeline ships. School assignment is not a guarantee. Always verify with the district before writing an offer.
The questions buyers actually ask
Marengo CHS FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Marengo CHS district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What high school serves Marengo, Illinois?
- Marengo Community High School District 154 runs the area's only high school, at 110 Franks Road in Marengo. It serves grades 9 through 12 for Marengo, Union, and the surrounding rural areas.
- How big is Marengo Community High School?
- It is a mid-size school with about 685 students in the 2024-2025 school year, which means smaller class sizes than you find at the larger high schools closer to Chicago.
- What is the commute like from Marengo to Chicago?
- Marengo is roughly 60 miles northwest of Chicago and about 30 miles east of Rockford. It is a drive-first town with I-90 as the main route toward the northwest suburbs and O'Hare, and there is no in-town Metra station, so most train commuters drive to a station to the east.
- What kind of homes can I buy in Marengo?
- You will see older homes near the historic downtown, mid-century ranches, newer subdivisions on the edges of town, and acreage and farm parcels in the surrounding township, often with more land for the money than the closer-in suburbs.
- Are Marengo's sports teams competitive?
- Yes. The Marengo Indians play in the Kishwaukee River Conference, and the softball program won an IHSA Class 3A state championship in 2017.
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