Normal’s Maple Wood neighborhood is filled with suburban homes, but it’s woven through with natural elements that residents love. “The Constitution Trail is a huge perk for a lot of people,” says Jaiden Snodgrass, Realtor with RE/MAX Rising. The trail, covering roughly 37 miles of old railroad land, takes bikers, hikers and walkers to other neighborhoods throughout the Bloomington-Normal metro area. Sugar Creek also winds through the neighborhood, paved in some sections and wooded in others.
Maple Wood features some wonderful winding roads that give it great charm.
Maple Wood features many single story brick homes with wonderful yards.
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Ranch-style homes tucked under large oaks and maples
Mature trees decorate many of the lots of Maple Wood, giving the neighborhood a wooded feel. The median lot size is around a quarter-acre, and the median home price in Maple Wood is $208,000, consistent with the previous year’s median. However, one custom home built next to Sugar Creek sold for $800,000 in January 2024. “The neighborhood has homes with lower price points than the rest of the area,” Snodgrass says. “But it has a few kickers that sell for way more.” The neighborhood is almost entirely ranch-style homes, though there are some traditional two-story homes in the neighborhood. Prices range from about $150,000 to $400,000.
Attached garages are very common to see in Maple Wood.
Maple Wood features many ranch styles from the middle of the 20th century.
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Direct access to the Constitution Trail
Underwood Park gives resident pickleballers a place to play. The park also has a playground for kids, basketball courts and a large picnic shelter. Residents can also enjoy Ewing Park, which Snodgrass says was once privately owned but is now cared for by the city. “The house and grounds were donated to ISU, and they use it for plays and other stuff,” he says. The park is split into three large sections and holds playgrounds, trails and the Moriyama Japanese Garden. The natural gem of the neighborhood, though, is Constitution Trail. Bikers, hikers and walkers traverse the trail throughout warmer months, following the roughly 37 miles of the trail to trailheads all over the Bloomington-Normal area.
Maple Wood residents can enjoy some of the stretches of Constitution Trail that pass the area.
Constitution Trail goes through Bloomington and reaches Maple Wood.
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Award-winning Bloomington High School
Just north of the neighborhood, Colene Hoose Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth-grade students and earns a B-plus on Niche. About half-a-mile north, Chiddix Junior High School serves sixth through eighth-grade students and earns a B-plus. Earning a U.S. News & World Report Bronze Medal in 2009 and a Silver Medal in 2012, Bloomington High School serves Maple Wood high school students and earns an A-minus. The neighborhood is also less than a mile east of Illinois State University (ISU) and Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU), giving students post-secondary education options.
The athletics at Bloomington High School are some of the best in the area.
Students are the highest priority at Colene Hoose Elementary School.
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Shopping and Dining along Veterans Parkway
For a bit of shopping, residents head northeast to Target on Veterans Parkway. After shopping, residents can stop at DESTIHL Restaurant on Towanda Avenue and enjoy live music on Thursdays while sipping a pint of locally crafted brew. For groceries, Kroger and Meijer are both less than two miles away on East College Avenue. Eastland Mall sits less than 2 miles south on East Empire Street.
Maple Wood residents can enjoy the nearby Eastland Mall for all their shopping needs.
Maple Wood residents can watch the game and have a drink at Schooner's.
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More wooded trail than sidewalks
The more residential streets of Maple Wood are without sidewalks, but larger thoroughfares such as Jersey Avenue and South Linden Street have sidewalks. Residents can also access the wooded Constitution Trail, which leads to points all over Bloomington-Normal. Jersey Avenue also holds Connect Transit bus stops, giving residents options for public transportation. Half-a-mile east, Veterans Parkway holds much of the neighborhood’s best shopping and dining and connects residents to Interstate 55, which puts Chicago 134 miles away.
Maple Wood features a number of ranch style homes with sizeable yards for families.
Miller Park is just minutes away from Maple Wood and offers many fun activities.
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Downtown Bloomington Events two miles away
Downtown Bloomington and all its events are little more than two miles away. In September, Bloomington-Normal residents celebrate the local beer scene with Bruegala, a beer festival with food trucks, live music and games. Illinois State University brings thousands of athletes and volunteers to the area each summer with the Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games. The holiday season brings Santa to town with the Bloomington-Normal Jaycees Holiday Parade.
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Parks in this Area
Fairview Park & Aquatic Center
Ewing Park Ill
Ewing Park lI
Underwood Park
Miller Park
Tipton Park
Tipton Trail
Constitution Trail
Colene Hoose Natural Playground
Transit
Airport
Central Il Regional/Bloomington-Normal
13 min drive
Bus
Grandview Dr & Jersey Ave
Bus
Jersey Ave & Brookwood Dr
Bus
Jersey Ave & Ewing Park Iii - N
Bus
Towanda Ave & Kurt Drive - W
Bus
Towanda Ave & Jersey Ave - W
Crime and Safety
1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime
Maple Wood
US
Homicide
4
4
Sexual Assault
4
4
Assault with Weapon
3
4
Robbery
4
4
Burglary
4
4
Motor Vehicle Theft
4
4
Larceny
4
4
Crime Score
4
4
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Maple Wood, Normal sell after 24 days on the market compared to the national average of 47 days. The average sale price for homes in Maple Wood, Normal over the last 12 months is $226,622, down 1% from the average home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
1,648
Median Age
46
Population Density
6 ppl/acre
Population under 18
20%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
26.3%
Above the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$84,854
Above the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$107,476
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
98.4%
Above the national average
89.1%
College Graduates
49.4%
Above the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
21.2%
% Population in Labor Force
58.8%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
38''
Average Winter Low Temperature
16°F
Average Summer High Temperature
86°F
Annual Snowfall
8''
Area Factors
Bikeable
Bike Score®
66/ 100
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®
16/ 100
Some Transit
Transit Score®
28/ 100
Source: Walk Score
Source: Walk Score
Sound Score® measures the noise level of any address. Transit Score® measures access to public transit. Bike Score® measures the bikeability of any address.
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