New Lenox · Will County · IL
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Palmer Ranch.
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- Median list
- $526K
- Avg time on market
- 12 days
- Sold · last year
- 5
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About the community
A phased New Lenox neighborhood with the schools at the front door.
Palmer Ranch is a single-family subdivision on the south side of New Lenox, in a contiguous pocket bounded roughly by Laraway Road on the north, Nelson Road on the east and Delaney Road on the south. It is inside the corporate limits of the Village of New Lenox and named by New Lenox School District 122 in the district's own boundaries-by-subdivision document, so this is a real, recognized neighborhood rather than a loose MLS tag. It was built out in phases over a long stretch, with homes dating from the mid-1990s into the early 2020s, which is the defining trait: the sections nearer Delaney read as classic late-1990s and early-2000s construction, while pockets closer to Laraway include much newer homes. Streets are named on a ranch and open-range theme, from Coyote Trail and Cattleman Drive to Box Canyon, Sierra Ridge, Arthurs Pass and Tanaga Basin.
At a glance
Schools three tenths of a mile east
Nelson Prairie School and Nelson Ridge School sit on the campus directly across Nelson Road, so the primary and intermediate years are a short walk or a two-minute drive.
Built in phases, 1990s to 2020s
Two homes on adjacent streets can be twenty years apart in age, layout, ceiling height and mechanical condition. Get the specific build year rather than assume.
Palmer Valley Park inside the neighborhood
A New Lenox Community Park District park at 2901 Tanaga Basin with a playground and open ball fields, at the south end of the subdivision.
Little or no association cost
Nearly all listings here report no association fee. Confirm dues and any recorded covenants on the specific address before writing an offer.
A distinctive address set
Arthurs Pass, Tanaga Basin, Yamma Ridge, Coyote Trail, Box Canyon and Sierra Ridge give the neighborhood street names locals recognize immediately.
Metra Rock Island line
The New Lenox station at 201 N. Prairie Road is about three miles north, with roughly 1,010 parking spaces running into LaSalle Street Station.
Crossroads Sports Complex
The Village of New Lenox opened the outdoor complex with nine multi-purpose turf fields in July 2025, with an indoor recreation facility planned.
What’s close
Palmer Ranch sits on the south side of New Lenox between Laraway and Delaney roads, west of Nelson Road, about three miles south of the Route 30 corridor and the Metra station.
- Schools
- New Lenox District 122 assigns Palmer Ranch the Nelson Prairie, Nelson Ridge and Liberty Junior High progression. High school is Lincoln-Way District 210, with Lincoln-Way West on Gougar Road the expected campus about a mile and a half away. Confirm by address with both districts.
- Parks
- Palmer Valley Park at 2901 Tanaga Basin inside the neighborhood, Nelson Campus Park and Fields across Nelson Road, and Countryview and Royal Meadows Park about half a mile west.
- Highway
- I-80 is about three miles north with the nearest interchange at Route 30 and Maple Street, and the southern terminus of I-355 at I-80 is roughly five miles northeast.
- Train
- The New Lenox Metra station on the Rock Island District line is about three miles north at 201 N. Prairie Road, ADA accessible, Fare Zone 4, with four village-managed parking lots.
- Shopping
- Berkot's Super Foods is about a mile and a half away, with Jewel-Osco on Nelson Road and the Lincoln Highway retail corridor including Target, Walmart and Aldi roughly three to four miles north.
- Hospital
- Silver Cross Hospital at 1900 Silver Cross Boulevard is about five miles north, with a West Campus south of Route 6 that includes an outpatient surgery center and urgent care.
What it’s actually like to live here
Palmer Ranch is the kind of New Lenox neighborhood people buy for logistics rather than for glamour. It is a quiet, fully built-out pocket on the south side of the village, laid out on curving residential streets with sidewalks, streetlights and a handful of retention ponds that break up the block pattern. There is no gate, no clubhouse and no pool. What there is instead is a park district park inside the neighborhood at 2901 Tanaga Basin, another set of ball fields across Nelson Road, and a school campus so close that the elementary and intermediate years can be a short walk rather than a bus route across town. For families with kids in the primary and intermediate grades, that proximity is the headline feature.
The house stock rewards buyers who look carefully. Because Palmer Ranch was built in phases over nearly three decades, two homes on adjacent streets can be twenty years apart in age and very different in layout, ceiling height, kitchen configuration and mechanical condition. Some sections deliver the mature landscaping and established feel that only time produces, and others deliver newer systems and more contemporary open floor plans. Neither is inherently better, but the spread means a buyer should not assume a comparable sale three streets over describes the house they are standing in. Get the build year, and get an inspector who will actually price out the furnace, roof and windows.
The honest tradeoffs are real. The neighborhood sits on the south edge of the village, so the Route 30 retail corridor, the Metra station and Silver Cross Hospital are all a three to five mile drive rather than a walk, and commuters who want the train will drive to it. Laraway Road is an active industrial and logistics corridor in this part of Will County, and the Village continues to consider industrial rezonings in the general area: an August 2025 Plan Commission discussion of a 65-acre industrial rezoning specifically referenced Palmer Ranch as a nearby residential neighborhood. That is worth watching and worth knowing before you buy rather than after. Property taxes here are high in absolute terms, as they are throughout the Lincoln-Way and New Lenox area, and they belong in your monthly number from the first conversation. And with no meaningful association, exterior standards depend on individual owners rather than enforced covenants, which some buyers read as freedom and others read as risk.
The questions buyers actually ask
Palmer Ranch FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Palmer Ranch. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $10,000 – $16,000 per year, depending on home size and value. Will 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 Palmer Ranch an actual named subdivision, or just a group of streets?
- It is an actual named subdivision. New Lenox School District 122 lists Palmer Ranch by name in its official boundaries-by-subdivision document, and the Village of New Lenox Plan Commission has referred to it by name in public meeting minutes. The neighborhood occupies a contiguous pocket south of Laraway Road and west of Nelson Road, and it contains its own street, Palmer Ranch Drive, plus a park district park at 2901 Tanaga Basin.
- Which schools serve Palmer Ranch?
- New Lenox School District 122 assigns Palmer Ranch to Nelson Prairie School for the primary grades, Nelson Ridge School for the intermediate grades, and Liberty Junior High School for grades 7 and 8. The Nelson campus is roughly three tenths of a mile east on Nelson Road. For high school, Palmer Ranch is in Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, and the expected campus is Lincoln-Way West on Gougar Road, about a mile and a half away. The Lincoln-Way West assignment follows the Liberty Junior High feeder pattern rather than a district map we could retrieve, so confirm your specific address with District 122's school locator and with District 210 before you rely on it.
- Is there an HOA, and what does it cost?
- There is no publicly documented mandatory homeowners association with a website or management company, and nearly all recent listings in Palmer Ranch report no association fee. A small number of records suggest a nominal dues figure may apply to certain phases. Because it varies, ask for the seller's disclosure and any recorded covenants for the specific address, and have your attorney confirm during attorney review.
- Are all the homes the same age?
- No, and this is the single most important thing to understand about the neighborhood. Palmer Ranch was built in phases from the mid-1990s into the early 2020s. The sections nearer Delaney Road are the older, more established part, with mature trees and late-1990s and early-2000s floor plans, while pockets nearer Laraway Road include much newer construction. Square footage runs from roughly 2,000 at the small end to well over 4,000 at the large end, with four bedrooms the common configuration. Confirm the build year before you compare two homes on price per square foot.
- How is the commute to Chicago?
- The New Lenox Metra station at 201 N. Prairie Road is about three miles north and sits on the Rock Island District line into LaSalle Street Station downtown. It is ADA accessible, has ticket vending machines, and has roughly 1,010 parking spaces across four village-managed lots. For driving, I-80 is about three miles north at the Route 30 interchange, and the southern end of I-355 at I-80 is about five miles away for trips toward the western suburbs.
- What do homes in Palmer Ranch cost, and how is the market moving?
- Pricing in Palmer Ranch varies more than in most single-vintage subdivisions, because homes here were built over nearly thirty years and range from roughly two thousand square feet to well over four thousand. For current, live pricing and market conditions in this neighborhood, use the Market snapshot on this page rather than a number typed into an article that goes stale. On carrying costs, expect an effective property tax rate in the low to mid 2 percent range of market value, which is typical for New Lenox and Will County.
- Who is the real estate agent for Palmer Ranch?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Palmer Ranch in New Lenox, 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 Palmer Ranch 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 Palmer Ranch
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
Palmer Ranch, 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
$525,700
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$575,000
Avg time on market
12 days
Sold in the last year
5
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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Where Palmer Ranch homes go to school
Homes in Palmer Ranch are most often zoned to Lincoln-Way West 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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