Round Lake Beach · Lake County · IL
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About the community
An attainable Lake County grid in the Grayslake school districts.
Ridgewood is a platted residential subdivision in Round Lake Beach, in Avon Township, recorded in county records as the Ridgewood Addition across three units. It was laid out as an addition to the original Round Lake Beach plat rather than as a standalone master-planned development, and it filled in slowly across roughly six decades, so a 1950s ranch can sit next to a 1970s tri-level next to a later infill house. The subdivision runs roughly between Clarendon Drive on the north, Hainesville Road on the east, Shorewood Road on the south, and East End Avenue on the west. Lots are compact, houses are modest, trees are mature, and there are no gates or monument signs. The single most important thing for a buyer to know is that despite the Round Lake Beach mailing address, this pocket is in the Grayslake school districts, not the Round Lake ones.
At a glance
Grayslake schools, not Round Lake
Grayslake CCSD 46 for elementary and middle and Grayslake Community High School District 127, despite the Round Lake Beach address. Confirm by address.
Detached homes only
Ranches, split-levels and tri-levels, Cape-style and two-story houses. No townhome or condo product inside the plat.
Six decades of infill
County records show construction from the 1940s through the 2000s, with the largest wave in the 1970s.
Wrapped by park district land
Gateway Park on the north boundary, Renwood Golf Course on the south, the park district bike trail on the east, and a tot lot on the west.
Village water and sewer
Round Lake Beach provides municipal water and sanitary sewer, with Lake Michigan water supplied through a regional agency.
Two Metra options
The Round Lake Beach station on the North Central Service is closest, and the Round Lake station on the Milwaukee District North line runs seven days a week.
No HOA identified
Tax bills for these parcels show no special service area or private assessment. Confirm on any specific property.
What’s close
Ridgewood sits just south of the Rollins Road corridor, with Hainesville Road on its eastern edge and Route 83 about a mile east.
- Schools
- Grayslake CCSD 46 with Avon Center School for the early grades, then Frederick School and Grayslake Middle School, and Grayslake Community High School District 127. Confirm the assignment and the high school campus by address.
- Parks
- Gateway Park on Clarendon Drive with fitness equipment and a trail, Renwood Golf Course on Shorewood Road, East End Park, and the park district bike trail on the east side.
- Train
- The Round Lake Beach station on Metra's North Central Service is under a mile north but runs weekdays only. The Round Lake station on the Milwaukee District North line is about two miles southwest with seven-day service.
- Shopping
- The Rollins Road corridor a few blocks north, with a grocery store at Rollins and Hainesville plus big-box retail, a cinema, and restaurants.
- Highway
- Rollins Road is the main east-west arterial, with Route 83 about a mile east and Route 120 about two miles south toward I-94.
- Hospital
- A Northwestern Medicine freestanding emergency center in Grayslake is a few miles south, and Advocate Condell in Libertyville is the county's Level I trauma center.
What it’s actually like to live here
Ridgewood is what a working suburb looks like when it grew up honestly. The plat went in as an addition to the original Round Lake Beach lakefront subdivision, and it filled in slowly across six decades, so the streets carry a genuine mix of eras rather than one builder's catalog. The lots are compact, the houses are modest, and the trees are mature. Nothing about it is manufactured. There are no gates, no monument signs, and no association telling anyone what color to paint the trim. For a lot of buyers that is exactly the appeal, and for others it is the problem.
What the location delivers is convenience out of proportion to the price. Gateway Park with its fitness stations and lagoon trail sits on the north boundary, Renwood Golf Course sits on the south boundary, and the park district bike trail picks up on the east. Groceries at Rollins and Hainesville are a few blocks from the top of the neighborhood, and the full Rollins Road corridor with big-box retail, a cinema, and restaurants is right behind it. The Metra station, the Village Hall, and the Cultural and Civic Center with its banquet room and outdoor amphitheater are all clustered less than a mile north, and the village's Lakefront Park beach is a short drive.
The tradeoffs are real and a buyer should hear them before writing an offer. The houses are small by modern suburban standards, most with one full bath, one-car garages, and a good share with no basement, so many will need a bath added or a kitchen opened up, and the shallow lots limit how much a house can expand. Property taxes are high relative to home value, which compresses buying power and is the single biggest surprise for buyers coming from outside Illinois. The train that runs closest is weekday-only, so weekend and off-peak riders will be driving a couple of miles to the Milwaukee District North station instead. And the school district line runs right along the west edge of the subdivision, which means two houses a block apart can attend entirely different districts. That last one is not a defect, but it is a reason to verify the address rather than trust a portal.
The questions buyers actually ask
Ridgewood FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Ridgewood. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $6,000 – $11,000 per year, depending on home size and value. Lake 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.
- What school district is Ridgewood in? I keep seeing Round Lake schools.
- Ridgewood is in Grayslake Consolidated Community School District 46 for elementary and middle school and Grayslake Community High School District 127 for high school. It is not in Round Lake Area Schools District 116, even though the mailing address says Round Lake Beach. This is what the Lake County tax record and county parcel data show for these parcels. The district line runs along Ridgewood's western edge, so the neighborhood one street over is in a different district. Always confirm attendance for a specific address with the districts directly.
- Which specific schools would my kids attend?
- Based on District 46's published boundary map, Ridgewood falls within the Avon Center School attendance area for the early elementary grades, and Avon Center is about half a mile away. Grades 5 and 6 attend Frederick School and grades 7 and 8 attend Grayslake Middle School, both in Grayslake and both serving the whole district. High school is District 127, with Grayslake North High School about a mile away serving the north end of the district. Confirm the high school campus assignment with District 127 for your address.
- Is there an HOA, and what are the dues?
- No homeowners association has been identified for the Ridgewood Addition, and Lake County tax bills for these parcels show no special service area or other private assessment. Streets, water, and sewer are all village-maintained public infrastructure, so there is no private road or common-area cost to fund. That said, always confirm on the specific property by reviewing the seller's disclosure and the title commitment for any recorded covenants.
- What do homes in Ridgewood cost, and how is the market?
- Ridgewood is one of the more attainable detached-home segments in Lake County, but pricing moves, so rather than quoting a number that will be stale next month, check the Market snapshot tiles on this page. They pull live from the MLS and show current active listings, recent sales, and days on market for Ridgewood specifically.
- Why are the property taxes so high?
- Because Illinois assesses at roughly one third of market value and the composite rate for this tax code is high, the effective rate lands in the rough range of 3 to 3.6 percent of market value for an owner-occupied home after the general homestead exemption. The two Grayslake school districts together account for the large majority of the total rate. Rates like this are typical for Lake County. Pull the actual parcel number on the Lake County Treasurer's site before you budget, and file for your homestead exemption after closing.
- Can I take the train to Chicago from here?
- Yes, with a caveat. The Round Lake Beach station on Metra's North Central Service is under a mile north of Ridgewood, but it runs weekdays only. For weekend or heavier off-peak service, the Round Lake station on the Milwaukee District North line is about two miles southwest and runs seven days a week with a large commuter lot. Most Ridgewood households have both options within a five-minute drive.
- Who is the real estate agent for Ridgewood?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Ridgewood in Round Lake Beach, 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 Ridgewood 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 Ridgewood
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
Ridgewood, 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 sale price · last 90 days
$306,250
Sold in the last year
8
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 15, 2025 through August 15, 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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