Chicago North Shore · 60035
Highland Park homes for sale
Ravinia Festival, four Metra stops, and some of the best Illinois public schools outside the New Trier belt. A bilingual guide to Highland Park real estate.
Market snapshot
What Highland Park homes are doing right now
Median sale price
$700K–$746K
Median $/sqft
$280–$310
Days on market
35 days
Sale / list
97–99%
Inventory
Modestly tight; lakefront estate segment over $2M moves slower
Modestly tight; lakefront estate segment over $2M moves slower. Estimated 2025 data. Lake County effective tax rate ~2.3-2.7%.
Schools
North Shore SD 112 (PK-8, 10 schools, ~3,785 students)
Highland Park HS — Township HSD 113 (GreatSchools 10/10, Niche #5 nationally)
- ·Red Oak, Indian Trail, Ravinia, Oak Terrace elementary (SD 112)
- ·Edgewood Middle School, Elm Place Middle School
- ·Highland Park High School
District 113 ranked Niche #5 nationally, #2 in Illinois (2026)
Transit
Metra Union Pacific North (UP-N) — four stops in town
Stops: Ravinia Park, Ravinia, Highland Park, Braeside
~54–56 min to Ogilvie (65 weekday trains)
Green Bay Rd, Sheridan (lakefront), Clavey, Central, Half Day/IL-22; I-94 via IL-22 (~10 min)
Community
Population ~30,000
- ·Ravinia Festival (CSO summer home)
- ·Rosewood Beach
- ·Ravinia District
- ·Central Business District
- ·Port Clinton Square
Typical buyer: Commuters on the UP-N line, families drawn to the arts and Ravinia, second-home buyers from the city.
What makes Highland Park different
Arts-forward culture, home to Ravinia Festival. Lakefront estate stock plus walkable in-town blocks. Ravinia pulls roughly 400,000 visitors each summer and shapes the village's identity.
Why buyers and sellers call Raquel
Highland Park has its own identity within the North Shore: HSD 113 schools, Ravinia Festival, four Metra stops in the village. Raquel works with bilingual buyers in this market and knows the District 112 elementary boundaries block by block.
Highland Park buyer questions
What people ask before they move here
Where can I research Highland Park schools?
Official district site at dist113.org has curriculum and enrollment information. Independent third-party ratings are at IllinoisReportCard.com, GreatSchools.org, Niche, and US News.
East or west of Green Bay Road?
East equals older estates, lakefront access, walk to Ravinia and downtown, higher price per sqft. West of Green Bay equals newer families, larger lots, easier I-94 access, better value.
Does living near Ravinia get loud in summer?
Concert nights mean traffic 6-8pm and 10-11pm from June through September. Most homes more than three blocks off Green Bay don't hear it. Parking permits protect residents.
How is the commute vs Winnetka?
Longer by 8-12 minutes to Ogilvie, but Highland Park UP-N has more trains and express options than Winnetka.
Property taxes?
Lake County (not Cook); effective rate ~2.3-2.7%, comparable to Cook County North Shore.
Thinking about Highland Park?
Raquel will put together a CMA, pull real comps, and walk you through the tradeoffs in English or Spanish. No pressure, no spam.