McHenry County · McHenry County · IL
Homes for sale in
McHenry County.
- Active listings
- 587
- Median list
- $425K
- Avg time on market
- 12 days
- Sold · last year
- 4,078
Active listings
587 homes on the market
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About the community
Living in McHenry County.
McHenry County sits in the far northwest corner of the Chicago metro, anchored by Crystal Lake to the south and Woodstock at the county seat. The county runs from the Wisconsin border down to the Algonquin / Lake in the Hills line, with Metra UP-NW and Hiawatha lines feeding the commute corridor and I-90 access via Randall Road. Home stock spans every era and price tier across 14 incorporated places, with a strong lake-and-river geography that shapes neighborhood character (Fox River, Crystal Lake, Wonder Lake, Pistakee Lake all anchor specific markets).
At a glance
~310,000 residents
14 incorporated cities and villages plus unincorporated McHenry County.
Metra UP-NW + Hiawatha
Crystal Lake, Cary, Fox River Grove, McHenry stations all feed Chicago Ogilvie.
I-90 + Routes 14, 31, 47, 176
Randall Road on-ramp at Algonquin is the metro's southern access point.
Lake + river geography
Fox River, Crystal Lake, Wonder Lake, Pistakee Lake. Real water access across multiple markets.
Multiple K-12 districts
D155, D156, D158, D200, D300 anchor the major markets. Confirm per address, boundary lines split between districts in some neighborhoods.
Northwestern Medicine + Centegra
Major hospitals in McHenry, Crystal Lake, Huntley.
Neighborhoods
Detailed McHenry County 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.
By the numbers
McHenry County taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Median sold price
$360,000
MRED · last 12 mo (4078 sales)
The questions buyers actually ask
McHenry County FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping McHenry County. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- Who is the real estate agent for McHenry County?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers McHenry County in McHenry County, 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 McHenry County specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
Your local agent
Joe knows McHenry County
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.
- Licensed Illinois broker
- Comp-driven pricing
- McHenry County specialist
- Honest local market take
- Brokerocity
Thinking of selling?
What's your home actually worth?
Not a Zestimate. A real CMA from someone who's sold this neighborhood, knows the floor plan premiums, and can tell you which upgrades the buyer pool here actually pays for.
- Pricing range with comp-by-comp logic
- Pre-list improvements that pay back, and the ones that don't
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