Chicago North Shore · 60043
Kenilworth homes for sale
One square mile, about 900 homes, a single top-ranked K–8, and one of the most intact Victorian streetscapes in the Midwest. A bilingual guide to Kenilworth real estate.
Market snapshot
What Kenilworth homes are doing right now
Median sale price
$1.8M–$2.2M
Median $/sqft
$470–$525
Days on market
55–75 days
Sale / list
95–98%
Inventory
Extremely tight
Extremely tight — ~900 homes total, low annual turnover. Small sample, high variance; verify with current Redfin / Zillow pulls before offering.
Schools
Kenilworth SD 38 (K–8) — single school: The Joseph Sears School
New Trier Township HSD 203 (9–12)
- ·The Joseph Sears School (single K–8 for the village)
- ·Sacred Heart (private, nearby Wilmette)
- ·North Shore Country Day (private, nearby Winnetka)
Joseph Sears School is consistently GreatSchools 9–10 and among the top K–8s in Illinois
Transit
Metra Union Pacific North (UP-N)
Stops: Kenilworth
~28–32 min to Ogilvie (closest of the core four)
Green Bay Rd, Sheridan Rd, Lake Ave, I-94 via Lake
Community
Population ~2,500
- ·Mahoney Park
- ·Kenilworth Beach
- ·Kenilworth Club
- ·Joseph Sears School campus
- ·Kenilworth Assembly Hall
Typical buyer: Ultra-luxury families, finance and legal partners, buyers wanting maximum prestige in minimum footprint, heritage buyers restoring historic homes.
What makes Kenilworth different
Planned community laid out in 1889 by Joseph Sears. Entirely residential with almost zero commercial footprint. National Register Historic District. One of the most intact late-Victorian streetscapes in the Midwest.
Why buyers and sellers call Raquel
Kenilworth's ~900-home footprint means one or two bilingual-ready buyers can shift a season, and most listing agents don't speak to the growing pool of Latin American executive families relocating to Chicago's corporate roles. Raquel brings that buyer directly (in Spanish, on Baird & Warner's North Shore bench) to a village where most transactions still happen on relationships, not MLS.
Kenilworth buyer questions
What people ask before they move here
Is Kenilworth as expensive as it looks?
Yes and no. The median is the highest on the North Shore, but you're buying into a village of ~900 homes with its own school feeding New Trier. The premium is real, but you're also buying scarcity.
Does Kenilworth have stores or restaurants?
Essentially no. Kenilworth was designed as a pure residential community. You cross into Wilmette or Winnetka for groceries, dining, and retail.
Why is Kenilworth so small?
The village was platted in 1889 by Joseph Sears as a planned community on a fixed footprint — roughly one square mile — and has never annexed additional land.
Can you renovate a historic Kenilworth home freely?
Parts of the village are in a National Register Historic District, and design review applies in those areas. Tear-downs happen but face more scrutiny than in neighboring towns.
Is Joseph Sears School really that good?
It's consistently one of Illinois' top-ranked K–8s and is a primary reason families pay the Kenilworth premium despite the lack of commercial amenities.
Thinking about Kenilworth?
Raquel will put together a CMA, pull real comps, and walk you through the tradeoffs in English or Spanish. No pressure, no spam.