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Northbrook Real Estate
A village of about 35,000 people north of Glenview and Northfield, with a Metra station on Shermer Road, its own high school and a market that runs from condominiums to new construction. Here's what housing costs, how the schools and the commute work, and where the market landed in 2025.
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Northbrook was incorporated in 1901, after a close referendum, as Shermerville, a village of about 60 homes and 311 residents. A naming contest in 1921 produced its present name, which became official in 1923.
The village borders Deerfield to the north, Glencoe and Highland Park to the east, Northfield to the southeast, Glenview to the south and Wheeling to the west. Most of its housing dates from the second half of the twentieth century, and attached homes are a large part of the market.
About three hundred to three hundred and fifty detached houses change hands in a typical year, and condominiums and townhouses add about two hundred and fifty more. The snapshot below is the full 2025 closed record, not a sample.
2020 Census and 2020–2024 American Community Survey (5-year estimates). Average household income is the ACS mean.
The market in brief
What Northbrook housing costs
Every closed sale of a house, condominium or townhouse recorded in Northbrook in 2025. Vacant land excluded.
Source: MRED closed sales, January–December 2025. Current as of the 2025 year end.
Nearly half of the detached houses sold in 2025 were built in the 1950s and 1960s, and only five before 1940. For this month's prices, supply, showing activity and the age of homes selling, and what they mean for buyers and sellers, use the market statistics page.
Northbrook market statistics
Current price, inventory, months of supply and showings, with live MRED charts, a condominium and townhouse section, and a plain-language read of what changed.
See the Market StatisticsThe best month to sell in Northbrook
1,204 Northbrook houses that went under contract from 2023 to 2026, grouped by the month they were listed.
Read the StudySchools
Four elementary districts, then Glenbrook North
Northbrook is served by four elementary districts, Districts 27, 28, 30 and 31, which together run nine elementary schools and four junior high schools in the village. Which district a house is in depends on its address.
Northbrook's high school is Glenbrook North High School, in Northfield Township High School District 225, which is in the village. Check the school assignment for any specific address before you buy.
For more detail: preschools in Northbrook.
Four elementary districts serve Northbrook, so neighboring streets can attend different schools.
Confirm current school assignment for a specific address with the district before you buy.
Getting to the city
The Northbrook commute
Northbrook's Metra station is on Shermer Road, on the Milwaukee District North line. Scheduled weekday trains reach Chicago Union Station in about 40 to 52 minutes, depending on the train.
By car, the Edens Expressway and the Tri-State Tollway are close by, and downtown Chicago is about 25 miles away. Pace buses also serve the village.
Outside
A village green, a prairie and a library
The Northbrook Park District runs the village's parks.
Village Green Park, at Shermer and Meadow roads, is a 10-acre park with a baseball diamond, a seasonal soccer field, a playground and shaded walking paths, and hosts the Park District's Tuesdays in the Park concerts. Larger open spaces include Techny Prairie Park and Fields and Wood Oaks Green Park, home to Lake Shermerville.
The Northbrook Public Library first opened in 1952; its current building opened in 1969.
Errands and dining
Around the station
Northbrook's Metra station and Village Green Park are both on Shermer Road.
See the Glenview, Northfield and Glencoe community pages for what is nearby.
Tools and resources
Built for how people actually buy here
Five things worth using before you write an offer in Northbrook.
Before it reaches the market
Coming Soon listings are marketed before their broader public-market launch, giving buyers an earlier opportunity to learn about a home. Buyers can express interest and make offers during this stage; whether a seller considers an offer before the broader launch is up to the seller. Compass Private Exclusives are not publicly marketed while they are offered as Private Exclusives; some later come to the open market. The two are different, and neither guarantees access to a particular home.
Search Coming Soon How Private Exclusives work →Search by elementary school
Northbrook is served by four elementary districts. Compare homes by elementary school across the North Shore before you fall for a house.
Search NowWalk to train
Homes within genuine walking distance of the Northbrook Metra station, not "close-ish by car."
New construction guide
Finishes, builder reputations and which locations hold value on the North Shore, Northbrook included.
View the ReportMarket Ready Concierge
Compass's current program for financing pre-sale preparation, through Notable. Fees and interest apply and approval isn't guaranteed. We'll walk you through whether it fits.
Working with us
The 6-Point Strategic Buyer Program
What we actually do between "I like this house" and "here are the keys."
Pre-market access
We monitor multiple sources — including our professional networks, Top Agent Network, Compass Coming Soon and other permitted pre-market opportunities — so your search is not limited to active public listings.
Comprehensive value analysis
A detailed read on both comparable sales and current market conditions, so you know what a house is worth before you name a number.
Strategic negotiating
Lisa is a licensed attorney and former litigator. In multiple-offer situations, we focus on both price and the terms that can affect a seller's decision.
Extra intel
We vet every home and its location for flooding history, walkability, commuting and anything else that could affect your enjoyment or your resale. Nothing is ever guaranteed, but you'll go in informed.
Innovative techniques
When nothing on the market fits, we go looking. Handwritten notes to owners in the streets and buildings you want, and geographically targeted advertising to reach homeowners who are thinking about selling but haven't listed.
Local expertise
We live on the North Shore, drive these streets daily, sit on community boards and have children in local activities. That produces the kind of anecdotal knowledge that never makes it into a listing sheet — and it means we can preview homes quickly for busy or out-of-town buyers.
Thinking of selling
Four steps, in order
- Start with the online estimate — it shows recent closed prices for homes near yours.
- Then get a real price analysis — a strategic, complimentary read on your specific house, which is a different thing from an algorithm's guess.
- Look at whether Market Ready Concierge or a private launch helps — financing for pre-sale work (fees and interest apply), or testing the market before the clock starts.
- Then go to market — photography, staging and a launch timed to the week that suits your house, not the calendar.
New on the market
New Northbrook listings added in the past 7 days
Residential listings added in the past 7 days · $100K–$20M · with photos
Listings courtesy of Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED) as distributed by MLS GRID. IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Some listings have been excluded from this website. Full disclosures
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