Palos Heights, IL·D218
Homes in the
Shepard HS district.
Named for an astronaut and ringed by Cook County forest preserves, the Shepard area blends settled, tree-lined southwest suburbs with an easy run into the city.
- Homes for sale
- 76
- Typical list
- $332,450
- Most expensive
- $799,900
- Most affordable
- $84,900
208 Sawgrass Drive →
4309 Park Lane Drive →
Astros · Brown & Orange · 1,960 students · South Suburban Conference
Active listings
76 homes on the market
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Market snapshot
The Shepard HS area, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. What this market is actually doing right now, sales included, not a portal estimate.
Homes for sale now
91
Typical list price
$329,900
Avg time on market
13 days
Sold in the last year
110
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$340,000
What it's like to live here
Around Palos Heights
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@tablefoodcoLiving near Shepard HS
The area, not just the school
Life around Alan B. Shepard High School means living in the established southwest Cook County suburbs, where Palos Heights, Crestwood, Worth, Alsip, and the neighboring villages all feed into District 218. Palos Heights is a small city of roughly 12,000 that has the feel of a mature, quiet community with a high share of longtime owners. Crestwood, the busiest nearby market for homes, sits just east along the Cal-Sag Channel and offers a more affordable, practical southwest-suburban housing mix.
The biggest draw of this corner of Cook County is open space. The area sits at the doorstep of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, whose Palos and Sag Valley divisions are among the largest natural areas in the county, with the district managing roughly 70,000 acres of forest, prairie, wetland, and trails. That means weekends of hiking, biking, and paddling minutes from the front door, a rare amenity this close to the city.
For commuters, the southwest suburbs lean on Metra and the regional road network to reach downtown Chicago. The combination of forest-preserve access, value-priced housing in Crestwood, more settled neighborhoods in Palos Heights, and a reasonable path into the city is what defines the appeal of the Shepard area.
🚀Namesake
Named for astronaut Alan B. Shepard, with the Astros as the school mascot.
🎓District
Community High School District 218, serving grades 9 through 12.
👥Enrollment
About 1,960 students as of the 2023-24 school year.
🌲Forest preserves
At the doorstep of the Cook County Palos and Sag Valley preserves.
🎨Colors
Brown and orange, the colors of the Astros.
🛶Cal-Sag Channel
Crestwood and the area sit along the Cal-Sag Channel just east of the school.
The school
About Alan B. Shepard High School
Alan B. Shepard High School opened in 1976 as the third high school in Community High School District 218, joining Eisenhower and Richards. The district had begun searching for a third high school site as early as 1966 and asked voters to approve a bond issue in 1972 for a new school in Palos Heights. The school is named for Alan B. Shepard, the first American in space and the fifth person to walk on the Moon.
Shepard offers more than 30 extracurricular clubs ranging from student publications and academic competitions to service and special-interest groups, including chapters of nationally recognized organizations. The school's academic teams, including the Mathletes, Show Choir, and Speech Team, have a long record of competitive success, with multiple individual IHSA state speech champions.
Shepard competes in the South Suburban Conference and fields teams across baseball, basketball, football, soccer, track, volleyball, and more. The school's badminton program is its most successful IHSA team, placing in the top four at the state tournament four times.
- District
- D218
- Founded
- 1976
- Principal
- Timothy Baker
- Conference
- South Suburban Conference
- Address
- 13049 S. Ridgeland Avenue, Palos Heights, IL 60463
Notable alumni
- Matt Bellassai. Comedian and People's Choice Award winner.
- Cliff Benson. National Football League tight end during the 1980s.
- Ron Mahay. Major League Baseball relief pitcher.
- David Prychitko. Economist of the Austrian school.
Facts on this page sourced from Wikipedia and the District D218 website. Last verified 2026-06-29.
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
Shepard HS FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping the Shepard HS district. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- Which towns send students to Alan B. Shepard High School?
- Students at Shepard come from Palos Heights, Crestwood, Worth, Alsip, Robbins, and Calumet Park, all part of Community High School District 218. Confirm the boundary for a specific address before you write an offer.
- What are the other high schools in District 218?
- Shepard is one of three high schools in Community High School District 218, alongside Dwight D. Eisenhower High School and Harold L. Richards High School.
- What is there to do outdoors near the Shepard area?
- The area sits next to the Forest Preserves of Cook County, including the large Palos and Sag Valley divisions, with trails, woods, and waterways for hiking, biking, and paddling within minutes.
- Is Crestwood a good value compared to Palos Heights?
- Crestwood generally offers a more affordable, practical southwest-suburban housing mix and sits just east along the Cal-Sag Channel, while Palos Heights is a smaller, more settled city of about 12,000. Both feed into Shepard.
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This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period July 16, 2025 through July 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.