Homes for sale in
New Century Town.

New Century Town offers something unusual for the north suburbs: an attainable foothold in a town people usually associate with newer, pricier subdivisions, wrapped around one of the best public parks in Lake County. Daily life here is defined by Century Park, where residents walk and bike the lighted paths around Big and Little Bear Lakes, fish from the piers, sled in winter, and gather at the gazebos and ball fields. The housing mix, from modest condos to full single-family homes, means the neighborhood holds a real cross-section of buyers.

Convenience is a genuine strength. You are minutes from Hawthorn Mall and the Milwaukee Avenue retail corridor, close to major roads (Routes 60, 21, and 45, with I-94 not far east), and inside a village with a deep base of jobs, shopping, and services. Families weigh the strong, well-regarded public schools heavily here, and the walkability to parks, schools, and stores is a recurring selling point that dates back to the neighborhood's original master-plan intent.

The honest tradeoffs are worth stating. These are older homes, generally 1970s and 1980s vintage, so buyers should budget for updates and inspect the usual big-ticket items, and in the attached homes, check the health of the sub-association's reserves. Lake County property taxes are high, which affects monthly carrying costs even when the purchase price is attractive. The Metra option is weekday-only, so car dependence is real for evenings and weekends. And because HOA arrangements differ block to block, two homes a few streets apart can carry very different monthly obligations.