McHenry County, IL Real Estate

When it comes to real estate in McHenry County, IL you can be as suburban or as rural as you'd like. If you like the idea of having acreage, McHenry County offers everything from homes on large lots to agricultural property capable of hosting horses, beekeeping, or even a Farmers Market.  Or if you'd prefer the suburban feel of a subdivision or the quaint feel of a small-town downtown area McHenry County has options there too. Read more about McHenry County and learn about activities etc.

Available Real Estate in McHenry County, IL

More About McHenry County: 

•Learn About McHenry County Schools 
•Youth Sports Groups

Having abundant groves of trees (including oak, maple, pine and weeping willows) there's great potential to find your next home here in McHenry County in a beautiful setting.  You will find commercial property for retail with solid traffic for small businesses to flourish, being some of the best countryside communities for Chicago weekenders to come enjoy. 

Residents of McHenry County have access to fun midwest activities such as Farmers Markets along with festivities such as Apple and Pumpkin picking all while within reach of Chicago City Limits by train.   Available properties can be found in and around quaint town centers like McHenry, Woodstock and Crystal Lake.  Access to the Chain O' Lakes can be found seeking frontage or near-the-lake neighborhoods around Pistakee Bay. 

McHenry County, IL Stats: 

• Population: 307,774
• Median Household Income: $86,800
• Total # of Residences: 112,453
• Area Mass in Sq. Mi: 603.17
• Median Value of Housing Units Occupied By Owner: $224,500
• Median Costs of Ownership - With A Mortgage: $2,191
• Median Costs of Ownership- Mortgage Paid in Full: $769
• Median Travel Time to Work: 33.2 Minutes
• Households with Broadband Internet Subscriptions: 92%

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What is the History of McHenry County IL?

Built upon the initial exploration for farmland through the Indian trails after the Black Hawk War of 1832 and eventual demand for railroads, modern McHenry County has become a mix of sprawling suburbia dispersed throughout well-planned forest preserves and agricultural land use.  With the petition approved in 1836, McHenry County was originally comprised of both Lake and McHenry County as it is today.  With the County Seat in McHenry, IL many east of the Chain O' Lakes found the trip to be quite a task to complete business necessary in the location of the County Seat.  Eastern McHenry County voters agreed to form a new county in 1839 called  Lake County.   Centerville was renamed Woodstock and became the new county seat in 1844.  Much of the agricultural lands, predominately in the west, has been preserved through acts of land use planning enacted by the McHenry County Board in the 1980s. 

Where is McHenry County IL?

McHenry County is located in between the Wisconsin border to the north, Lake County to the east, Kane County to the south and Boone County to the West.

McHenry County Activities

• Illinois Railway Museum
• McHenry Outdoor (Drive-In) Movie Theater
• Wild West Town
• Glacial Park 
• 3 Oaks Recreation Area 
• Eat and Drink

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