Updated: August 20, 2026
Arlington Heights has no single best neighborhood. Houses sold at a median of $588,687 village-wide, and the north and south halves of the village came within $7,250 of each other. What actually changes by area is the build era, the housing style, the condo pricing, and how close you are to the Metra station.
Key Takeaways
- Where you buy a house in Arlington Heights barely changes the price. Houses in the north half of the village (60004) sold at a median of $584,250 and houses in the south half (60005) at $591,500, a difference of about 1% (ConnectMLS, 935 closed sales, August 20, 2025 through August 18, 2026).
- Where you buy a condo changes it a lot. Attached homes sold at a median of $303,000 in 60004 and $239,000 in 60005.
- Condos and townhomes are more affordable than most guides suggest. The village-wide median was $261,000, and 209 of 369 sales closed under $300,000.
- Market time varies more than price does. Berkley Square houses sold in a median of 5 days. Pioneer Park took 16. Among condo communities, Dana Point took 46.
- New construction starts high. Fifteen houses built in 2021 or later sold last year, none below $1,370,000, at a median of $1,625,000.
- School attendance boundaries do not follow subdivision names. District 25 publishes an address-level boundary map.
The question that actually narrows the search
When someone tells me they are moving to Arlington Heights, the first thing I ask is not the budget.
I ask what their week looks like.
Do you need to be at the Metra station most mornings? Would you use the Lake Arlington path more than twice a week? Do you want stairs or not want stairs? Are you willing to renovate, or does it need to be done?
Those four answers narrow the village faster than any price filter, because they map onto things you can actually check: distance to the station, distance to the path, how many single-level homes exist in an area, and what era the houses were built in.
What follows is what each part of Arlington Heights actually offers, measured rather than described.
Where the numbers come from: 935 recorded closed sales in Arlington Heights between August 20, 2025 and August 18, 2026, pulled from ConnectMLS.
One honest limit before the tables. About 59% of house sales in the village carry no subdivision name in the MLS, so these area figures describe roughly four in ten sales. Several areas rest on eight to eighteen sales, which is enough to be useful and not enough to be precise. That is why every row below shows its sale count and its range, not just a median.
What do homes cost by neighborhood in Arlington Heights?
Here is every area with at least eight recorded house sales in the past year, listed alphabetically.
Area | Houses sold | Median price | Middle 80% of sales | Median days to contract | Typical build year | Median tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berkley Square | 15 | $580,000 | $462,999 to $703,000 | 5 | 1968 | $10,335 |
Greenbrier | 11 | $529,000 | $430,000 to $649,400 | 6 | 1966 | $8,221 |
Hasbrook | 8 | $503,000 | $435,430 to $1,317,700 | 6 | 1959 | $8,449 |
Ivy Hill | 13 | $652,500 | $530,000 to $821,400 | 7 | 1970 | $11,089 |
Northgate | 18 | $573,750 | $491,000 to $687,500 | 11.5 | 1971 | $10,291 |
Pioneer Park | 11 | $614,000 | $500,000 to $1,075,000 | 16 | 1959 | $10,651 |
Scarsdale | 16 | $815,000 | $427,500 to $1,150,000 | 11 | 1952 | $12,763 |
Surrey Ridge | 10 | $593,000 | $507,100 to $668,550 | 10.5 | 1969 | $9,336 |
Terramere | 15 | $685,000 | $579,800 to $767,119 | 6 | 1984 | $14,046 |
Source: ConnectMLS, Arlington Heights closed sales, August 20, 2025 through August 18, 2026. Areas with fewer than eight sales are not shown.
Two things worth reading carefully in that table.
The ranges overlap almost completely. Scarsdale has the highest median at $815,000, but three Scarsdale houses sold under $500,000 last year, which is below the median of every other area on the list. Any area's median tells you very little about what you personally will pay in it.
Watch the subdivision names. "Scarsdale" and "Scarsdale Estates" are separate entries in the MLS. Combine them and the median drops to about $666,000. That is a $150,000 swing from a labeling decision, which is a good reason to look at the actual comparable sales for a specific house rather than an area average.
Is north or south Arlington Heights more expensive?
For houses, barely. For condos and townhomes, meaningfully.
60004 (north) | 60005 (south) | |
|---|---|---|
Houses sold | 346 at a median of $584,250 | 210 at a median of $591,500 |
Typical house build year | 1967 | 1962 |
Condos and townhomes sold | 209 at a median of $303,000 | 160 at a median of $239,000 |
Typical attached build year | 1987 | 1975 |
Source: ConnectMLS, August 20, 2025 through August 18, 2026.
The house medians are within about 1% of each other. If you are buying a house, the north-versus-south question is not a budget question, and you can decide it on commute, layout, and which specific streets you like.
The condo picture is different. Attached homes in the north half sold for about $64,000 more, and the northern attached stock is roughly twelve years newer. If you are downsizing, that gap is worth understanding before you rule out either half.
Which part of Arlington Heights is closest to downtown and the Metra?
Downtown Arlington Heights is built around the Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line station on Northwest Highway, with restaurants, shops, and the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre concentrated along Vail Avenue, Campbell Street, and the blocks nearby. It is the part of the village where you can reach dinner, the train, and the library without driving.
Scarsdale, immediately south of downtown, is the closest named subdivision. Its houses are the oldest reported in the village, at a median build year of 1952, and the sales were mostly Colonials and Georgians, with a French Provincial and a Contemporary among them. Sixteen sold last year at a median of $815,000, ranging from $405,000 to $1,500,000.
If you want to be near the station without a house, the condo and townhome buildings closest to downtown are also where the attached market tops out. Only 13 attached homes in the entire village sold above $600,000 last year, and those cluster in the newer buildings near the train.
For what the commute actually costs you in minutes, I broke down the express and local train times in my pros and cons of living in Arlington Heights.
Which Arlington Heights neighborhoods are near Lake Arlington?
Lake Arlington sits on the north side of the village and has a two-mile paved path around the water, used year-round by walkers, runners, and cyclists (Arlington Heights Park District).
Northgate, near Palatine Road and Arlington Heights Road, is the closest house neighborhood. Eighteen sold last year at a median of $573,750, with a median build year of 1971. The sales were tri-levels and colonials, and they took a median of 11.5 days to go under contract.
Lake Arlington Towne is the attached-home community nearest the water, built around 1988. Seventeen units sold at a median of $355,000, taking a median of 21 days.
One thing to check before you choose a street for this reason: dogs are not permitted at Lake Arlington. If a daily dog walk is the routine you are planning around, the details are in my post on dog-friendly parks and places in Arlington Heights.
Where are the single-level homes in Arlington Heights?
Ranches are the single most common house style sold in the village. 111 of the 556 house sales last year were ranches, at a median of $535,000, about $54,000 below the village-wide house median.
They are not concentrated in one area. Pioneer Park's sales were mostly ranches, spanning build years from 1930 to 2007, and Terramere's fifteen sales included three. Most ranches in Arlington Heights sit in the parts of the village developed in the 1950s and 1960s, which is most of it.
If stairs are something you are trying to avoid or specifically want, that is worth saying out loud early in a search. It changes which listings are worth your Saturday more than a price filter does.
What does new construction cost in Arlington Heights?
Fifteen houses built in 2021 or later sold in Arlington Heights over the past year. The median was $1,625,000, and none sold below $1,370,000. The highest was $2,100,000, and only one sale cleared $2 million. Median finished size was about 3,718 square feet.
Most of this is teardown-and-rebuild activity on existing lots rather than new subdivisions, and it concentrates closer to downtown.
If you want a newer house without that price, look at the areas built latest rather than rebuilt latest. Terramere is the newest sizable neighborhood on the list, with a median build year of 1984 and fifteen sales at a median of $685,000, mostly colonials.
What do condos and townhomes cost in Arlington Heights?
Condos and townhomes sold for a median of $261,000, and 209 of the 369 sales closed under $300,000. The middle 80% ran from $175,000 to $450,200. Only five units sold above $800,000.
That is a much wider and much lower range than most published guides suggest, and it matters most to the people most likely to be told otherwise.
Community | Units sold | Median price | Median days to contract | Typical build year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arlington on the Ponds | 8 | $387,500 | 7 | 1989 |
Brandenberry Park | 14 | $173,750 | 25 | 1974 |
Dana Point | 15 | $187,000 | 46 | 1970 |
Frenchmens Cove | 9 | $355,000 | 8 | 1991 |
Lake Arlington Towne | 17 | $355,000 | 21 | 1988 |
Mallard Cove | 22 | $190,000 | 28.5 | 1971 |
Pheasant Trail | 8 | $268,000 | 17.5 | 1987 |
Windsor Woods | 16 | $185,000 | 19 | 1972 |
Source: ConnectMLS, August 20, 2025 through August 18, 2026. Listed alphabetically.
Two practical notes. The monthly assessment belongs in every comparison you make here, and it runs a median of about $410 across the village. And the market-time column is doing real work: several of these communities take three to six weeks to sell, which is a very different experience from the eight-day house market.
Before comparing monthly costs between a house and a condo, read how the tax side works in my guide to how Cook County property taxes work. Two homes at similar prices can carry very different bills.
Which school districts serve Arlington Heights?
Attendance boundaries do not follow subdivision names or village borders, and they can change from one address to the next.
Much of the village is served by Arlington Heights School District 25 for elementary and middle school and Township High School District 214 for high school. Other portions fall within Districts 21, 23, 15, 57, and 59, and parts of the village fall in High School District 211.
District 25 publishes a searchable boundary map where you can enter an address. The district notes that the map is informational and asks that you confirm with the school's front office.
Do that before you write an offer. Listing portals and third-party school directories go out of date, and a boundary that was accurate two years ago may not be accurate now.
How should you actually choose?
Most people know more about their preferences than they think. The trick is turning them into things you can check.
Instead of asking yourself whether you want a quiet street, ask:
- How many mornings a week am I at the train? That sets your maximum distance from the station, and it is the one constraint most people underestimate.
- What era of house do I want to own? A 1952 Colonial in Scarsdale and a 1984 Colonial in Terramere are different maintenance projects, different layouts, and about $130,000 apart.
- Do I want stairs? 111 ranches sold last year. That is a real supply and a real filter.
- How fast do I need to move? Some areas sell in under a week. Some condo communities take a month. That changes how you prepare, not just where you look.
- What is the whole monthly number? Tax bills in the table above range from $8,221 to $14,046 by area. That is a bigger monthly swing than most people expect from a similar purchase price.
Answer those five, and the map narrows itself.
When you start touring, knowing what to inspect before buying helps, especially here, where most of the housing stock predates 1975.
For the wider picture on prices, commuting, taxes, and daily life, read the complete Arlington Heights local guide.
Common questions about Arlington Heights neighborhoods
What is the most expensive neighborhood in Arlington Heights?
Of areas with at least eight recorded sales, Scarsdale had the highest median at $815,000 across 16 sales, followed by Terramere at $685,000 and Ivy Hill at $652,500. Ranges overlap heavily. Three Scarsdale houses sold under $500,000 last year (ConnectMLS).
Is north or south Arlington Heights more expensive?
For houses, they are nearly identical: a median of $584,250 in 60004 and $591,500 in 60005. For condos and townhomes the gap is real, at $303,000 in the north versus $239,000 in the south, where the attached housing stock is about twelve years older.
Which Arlington Heights neighborhood is closest to the Metra station?
Scarsdale, immediately south of downtown, is the closest named subdivision to the Union Pacific Northwest Line station on Northwest Highway. Condo and townhome buildings within a few blocks of the station are where the attached market tops out; only 13 attached homes village-wide sold above $600,000 last year.
How much does new construction cost in Arlington Heights?
Fifteen houses built in 2021 or later sold over the past year, at a median of $1,625,000. None sold below $1,370,000, one cleared $2 million, and median finished size was about 3,718 square feet. Most is teardown-and-rebuild activity near downtown (ConnectMLS).
Can I find a condo in Arlington Heights under $300,000?
Yes. 209 of the 369 condo and townhome sales in the past year closed under $300,000, and 170 closed under $250,000. Median monthly assessments ran about $410. Several communities take three to six weeks to sell, unlike the house market.
Which neighborhoods are near Lake Arlington?
Northgate is the closest house neighborhood, with 18 sales at a median of $573,750 and a typical build year of 1971. Lake Arlington Towne is the nearest attached community, built around 1988, with 17 sales at a median of $355,000. Dogs are not permitted at the lake.
Equal Housing Opportunity. Mari and the Dragonfly Home Team conduct business in accordance with the federal Fair Housing Act and the Illinois Human Rights Act. This article is general information about a local housing market and is not legal, tax, or financial advice. Market data reflects a specific period and will change. Please talk with your own attorney, tax professional, or lender about your situation.
