Vernon Hills · Lake County · IL
Homes for sale in
New Century Town.
- Active listings
- 1
- Median list
- $340K
- Avg time on market
- 3 days
- Sold · last year
- 17
Active listings
1 home on the market
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About the community
A foundational Vernon Hills master-plan built around Century Park.
New Century Town is one of Vernon Hills' foundational master-planned neighborhoods, sited north of Route 60 (Townline Road) and east of Butterfield Road in Lake County. The village annexed hundreds of acres for the project in the early 1970s and it grew into a plan of well over a thousand condominiums, townhomes, and single-family homes, helping ignite the growth that established modern Vernon Hills alongside Hawthorn Mall. Records attribute the homes largely to United Homes, built out from the mid-1970s into the late 1980s. Today it is a mature, tree-filled, walkable community wrapped around the lakes and greenways of Century Park, with a wide housing mix that draws first-time buyers, downsizers, and families.
At a glance
Single-family, townhomes, condos
A genuine mix of product built largely by United Homes, from smaller condo and townhome plans to detached single-family houses.
Century Park and Big Bear Lake
The Vernon Hills Park District's Century Park, the village's largest, wraps the community with lakes, lighted paths, fishing piers, ball fields, and a sled hill.
Hawthorn District 73
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 for elementary and middle, with Vernon Hills High School in District 128. Confirm the assigned schools by address.
Walkable, master-planned
Designed from the start to connect residents to parks, schools, and retail, with sidewalks and a settled streetscape.
Minutes from Hawthorn Mall
Westfield Hawthorn Mall and the Milwaukee Avenue retail corridor are minutes away.
Routes 60, 21, and 45
Central access to the main Vernon Hills corridors, with I-94 a short drive east toward Chicago and O'Hare.
Vernon Hills Metra station
The North Central Service station is nearby, though the line runs a limited, weekday-only schedule.
What’s close
New Century Town sits in the heart of Vernon Hills' retail and commuter corridor, north of Route 60 and east of Butterfield Road.
- Amenities on-site
- Century Park, the Vernon Hills Park District's largest park, with Big and Little Bear Lakes, lighted paths, fishing piers, ball fields, sand volleyball, and a sled hill.
- Shopping
- Westfield Hawthorn Mall and the surrounding big-box and dining corridor along Milwaukee Avenue, minutes away.
- Highway
- Routes 60, 21, and 45 through Vernon Hills, with I-94 (Tri-State Tollway) a short drive east.
- Schools
- Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73 for elementary and middle, with Vernon Hills High School in District 128. Confirm the assignment by address.
- Train
- The Vernon Hills Metra station on the North Central Service line, a weekday-only line with limited trains, into Union Station.
- Hospital
- Advocate Condell Medical Center in nearby Libertyville.
What it’s actually like to live here
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.
The questions buyers actually ask
New Century Town FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping New Century Town. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- The HOA structure varies by product type and sub-association, and dues are not uniform across New Century Town. Attached homes, meaning the condos and townhomes, belong to sub-associations that levy monthly assessments covering common-element maintenance, landscaping, snow removal, and master insurance, while many detached single-family homes carry little or no ongoing association obligation. Reported monthly assessments on the attached homes span a broad range, so confirm the exact assessment, what it covers, and any special-assessment status for the specific unit and its sub-association before writing an offer.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $5,000 – $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.
- When was New Century Town built?
- United Homes (multiple builders) built the community between 1975 and 1987. United Homes (multiple builders) stopped new construction in 1987, so every sale today is a resale.
- 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.
- Who built New Century Town and when?
- It launched as a master-planned community in the early 1970s, with the houses built largely from the mid-1970s into the late 1980s. Builder floor-plan records attribute the homes to United Homes, though a master plan of this size typically involved multiple builders and sub-associations.
- What kinds of homes are in New Century Town?
- A real mix: condominiums, townhomes, and single-family houses, ranging from smaller attached units up to detached homes in the mid-2,000s of square feet. That range is exactly why it appeals to such a wide set of buyers, from first-time owners to downsizers to families.
- Is there an HOA, and what does it cover?
- It depends on the home. Attached homes belong to sub-associations with monthly assessments covering things like landscaping, snow removal, common-element maintenance, and master insurance. Many detached homes carry little or no association fee. Always confirm the specific assessment and what it includes for the exact unit.
- What schools serve the neighborhood?
- Elementary and middle school are in Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73, and high school is Vernon Hills High School in Community High School District 128. Because New Century Town is large, the specific elementary and middle building depends on your exact address, so verify against the District 73 boundary map before you buy.
- What are the commuting options?
- By car you have Routes 60, 21, and 45 plus I-94 a short drive east toward Chicago and O'Hare. For rail, the Vernon Hills Metra station on the North Central Service line runs to Union Station, but it is a weekday-only line with limited trains, so plan around that if you commute on weekends or off-hours.
- What do homes cost and how is the market right now?
- New Century Town is generally one of the more attainable ways into Vernon Hills, especially on the condo and townhome side, with detached homes priced higher. Rather than quote a number that goes stale, check the live Market snapshot on this page for current pricing and activity.
- Who is the real estate agent for New Century Town?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers New Century Town in Vernon Hills, 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 New Century Town 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 New Century Town
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.
- Licensed Illinois broker
- Comp-driven pricing
- Vernon Hills specialist
- Honest local market take
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Market snapshot
New Century Town, 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
$340,000
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$249,500
Homes for sale right now
1
Avg time on market
3 days
Sold in the last year
17
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period September 13, 2025 through September 13, 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 New Century Town homes go to school
Homes in New Century Town are most often zoned to Vernon Hills 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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