Roselle · Cook County · IL
Homes for sale in
The Trails.
- Active listings
- 2
- Median list
- $365K
- Avg time on market
- 14 days
- Sold · last year
- 4
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About the community
A self-contained 1970s community in the Cook County corner of Roselle.
The Trails is a 517-home association on roughly 83 acres off East Nerge Road in the northeast corner of Roselle, made up of about 150 single-family homes and about 365 townhomes under one association. It was built in the early to mid 1970s on a curvilinear plan whose streets are named for national parks and natural landmarks, including Acadia, Bryce, Carlsbad, Glacier, Sequoia and Yosemite, with several cul-de-sacs carrying the unusual suffix Bay. The detail that shapes daily life here is that Frederick Nerge Elementary sits inside the neighborhood on Woodfield Trail, and the association runs a clubhouse, pool and courts of its own, so the place functions more like a small village than a subdivision.
At a glance
Elementary school inside the neighborhood
Frederick Nerge Elementary, Schaumburg District 54, sits at 660 N Woodfield Trail among the houses. Confirm attendance by address.
Clubhouse and outdoor pool
A rentable clubhouse at 703 E Nerge Road plus a seasonal lifeguarded pool, run by the association.
Courts and fitness room
Two tennis courts, a basketball court and an exercise room for residents.
517 homes, two products
Roughly 150 single-family homes and roughly 365 townhomes, all under one association.
Dues cover exterior painting
Front lawn care, snow removal, exterior painting and driveway sealcoating extend to the single-family homes, not just the townhomes.
National-park street names
Acadia, Bryce, Carlsbad, Glacier, Sequoia, Shawnee and Yosemite, with Acadia Bay, Conway Bay and Isle Royal Bay cul-de-sacs.
Cook County, not DuPage
Roselle straddles the county line and The Trails sits on the Cook side, in Schaumburg Township, which sets the schools, township assessor and appeal process.
What’s close
The Trails sits off East Nerge Road in northeast Roselle, a short drive from the Roselle Metra station and the Roselle Road interchange with IL-390.
- Amenities on-site
- Clubhouse, outdoor pool, two tennis courts, a basketball court, a fitness room, playgrounds, ponds with fountains and walking paths.
- Schools
- Schaumburg District 54 and Township High School District 211, with Nerge Elementary inside the community. Roselle spans five elementary districts, so confirm by address.
- Train
- The Roselle station on the Metra Milwaukee District West line is about a two mile drive, 23.9 rail miles from Chicago Union Station, with roughly 991 commuter parking spaces.
- Highway
- IL-390, the Elgin O'Hare Tollway, has a Roselle Road interchange just south. I-90 at Roselle Road is about 3.4 miles north. IL-390 is cashless, so a transponder is required.
- Shopping
- Woodfield Mall and the Streets of Woodfield are about 3.7 miles north, with a Jewel-Osco about a mile up Roselle Road and downtown Roselle about 1.2 miles away.
- Hospital
- Ascension Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village is about 3.7 miles away, with Ascension St. Alexius in Hoffman Estates about 5.1 miles.
What it’s actually like to live here
The Trails is one of the rare northwest suburban communities where the neighborhood elementary school is not nearby, it is inside. Nerge Elementary sits on Woodfield Trail among the houses, which changes the rhythm of the place, because kids walk and parents walk. Layer on a clubhouse campus with a lifeguarded pool, tennis and basketball courts, a fitness room, playgrounds, ponds with fountains and walking paths threaded through 83 acres of mature landscaping, and the result reads like a small self-contained village rather than a tract of 1970s houses. The volunteer board still runs an Easter egg hunt, a children's Christmas party, an August Backyard Bash and a Doggy Dip Day on the pool's last afternoon.
The financial argument here is the assessment. For roughly the cost of a mid-range condo fee, the association handles front lawn care, snow removal, driveway sealing and exterior painting, and that coverage extends to the single-family homes rather than stopping at the townhomes. A detached house here carries something closer to a townhome's maintenance burden, which is why the community draws both young families buying their first house with a yard and longtime owners who want to stay put without climbing a ladder. Pair that with a District 54 elementary and a District 211 high school and the value case is straightforward for the area.
The honest tradeoffs are real. This is 1970s housing stock and the condition spread is enormous, with gut-renovated homes sitting next to homes on original systems, so budget for inspection findings on roofs, furnaces, water heaters and sewer lines. The community is townhome-heavy at roughly 70 percent attached, which means density and driveway parking pressure a low-density subdivision would not have. Cook County assessment and appeal cycles are a different animal from DuPage and catch some buyers off guard. Amenities of this vintage are aging assets, so recent board agendas cover clubhouse roof work, playground replacement and driveway resurfacing, which is responsible governance but also means assessments have upward pressure over time.
The questions buyers actually ask
The Trails FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping The Trails. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- The Trails Association, Inc. is professionally managed by Associa Chicagoland from the clubhouse at 703 East Nerge Road. Assessments fund front lawn care, snow removal, exterior painting, driveway sealcoating, common insurance, and operation of the clubhouse, pool, courts, fitness room and grounds. Townhomes additionally receive exterior maintenance. The coverage reaching exterior painting and driveways on the single-family homes is unusual for a detached house. An Architectural Control Committee reviews exterior changes. Confirm the current assessment for the specific home with management, since it differs between the townhome and single-family sides.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $5,500 – $8,000 per year, depending on home size and value. Cook 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 The Trails in Cook County or DuPage County?
- Cook County. The Village of Roselle straddles both, and The Trails sits on the Cook side, within Schaumburg Township. This matters more than it sounds, because it determines the school districts, the township assessor and how a property tax appeal works. It also means The Trails is not in Lake Park High School District 108, which serves much of the DuPage side of Roselle.
- What schools serve The Trails?
- Frederick Nerge Elementary in Schaumburg District 54, which sits inside the subdivision at 660 N Woodfield Trail, then Margaret Mead Junior High in District 54, then James B. Conant High School in Township High School District 211. Roselle is served by five elementary districts and two high school districts and assignment is set by street address rather than by subdivision name, so confirm with District 54 and District 211 before relying on it.
- What do the HOA dues cover?
- The Trails Association is a full-service association managed by Associa Chicagoland, and the coverage extends to the single-family homes as well as the townhomes: front lawn care, snow removal, exterior painting, driveway sealcoating, common insurance and operation of the clubhouse, pool, courts, fitness room and grounds. Townhomes also receive exterior maintenance. An Architectural Control Committee reviews exterior changes. Assessments differ by product type, so get the current figure and the reserve study during attorney review.
- What amenities do residents get?
- A clubhouse that residents can rent for private parties, a seasonal lifeguarded outdoor pool, two tennis courts, a basketball court, a fitness room, playgrounds, ponds with fountains and walking paths across roughly 83 acres. There is also a real social calendar run by resident volunteers, including a summer Backyard Bash, an Easter egg hunt, a children's Christmas party and a community garage sale.
- What do homes cost here and how is the market moving?
- Pricing depends heavily on whether you are looking at a townhome or a single-family home and on how much of the 1970s has been renovated out of it, so a single number would mislead. The Market snapshot on this page pulls live from the MLS and shows current pricing, activity and inventory for The Trails specifically. In broad terms this is one of the more attainable ways to buy into a District 54 and District 211 address.
- What is the commute like to downtown Chicago and O'Hare?
- The Roselle Metra station on the Milwaukee District West line is about a two mile drive at 540 Irving Park Road, 23.9 rail miles from Chicago Union Station, with roughly 991 commuter parking spaces. For driving, IL-390 has a Roselle Road interchange just south of the neighborhood and runs east toward I-290 and O'Hare, which is roughly eight miles away. I-90 at Roselle Road is about 3.4 miles north. Note that IL-390 is cashless, so an I-PASS or E-ZPass transponder is required.
- Who is the real estate agent for The Trails?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers The Trails in Roselle, 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 The Trails specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
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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.
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Market snapshot
The Trails, 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
$364,948
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$490,500
Homes for sale right now
2
Avg time on market
14 days
Sold in the last year
4
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 The Trails homes go to school
Homes in The Trails are most often zoned to Conant 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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