One part industrial and two parts residential, Garden City is a Racine neighborhood with smaller homes that sit near an abundance of amenities. Home prices are a big reason why Racine homebuyers move to Garden City, says Lyle Albro, sales director at Shorewest Realtors’ Racine Office. “It’s within ten minutes of the lakefront, it’s convenient to shopping and dining, and there’s a very popular bakery there.”
Sidewalks accompany most of Garden City’s streets, and RYDE Racine bus stops surround the neighborhood. Stops are located along Durand Avenue, Ohio Street, 21st Street and Lathrop Avenue. Just a few blocks north of Garden City, drivers can hop on 16th Street and head 2 miles east to reach Lake Michigan or less than a mile west to reach South Green Bay Road. For interstate access, drivers can head 6 miles west to Interstate 94, which makes downtown Milwaukee a 30-mile trip from Garden City.
Garden City is less than a mile east of the former Regency Mall site. Much of the mall has been torn down to be replaced with a larger grocery store, but Barnes and Noble, Target and other big-name stores remain, giving residents plenty of opportunity to shop. In addition to the larger stores, Albro says the area holds a few strip malls with smaller shops. One of the neighborhood's most well-known spots is the treat shop O & H Danish Bakery. “They have several locations throughout Racine,” Albro says. “They’re known for their Danish Kringle, which is an oval-shaped pastry filled with fruits, cheese or hundreds of other possible fillings.” When residents want to grab dinner out, they can head to the local Greek restaurant Dynasty or try the eclectic menu at Tino’s Carry Out, which features dishes like catfish and rib tips, gyros and double cheeseburgers. When home cooks need to stock up on groceries, they can head to Piggly Wiggly on Durand Avenue.
During the summer months, residents can keep cool by making a splash at Pritchard Park’s SC Johnson Community Aquatic Center. The center features a children’s splash pad and play area, as well as an outdoor pool with waterslides. Covering 79 acres, Pritchard Park also offers residents a large selection of year-round amenities like hiking trails, a pond to fish and a children’s playground. Nearby, Pierce Woods Park provides an open green space and a pavilion for social gatherings. Residents who want to take a peaceful stroll can head south to Reservoir Park and walk around the park’s reservoir.
Roughly a third of the neighborhood’s northern end is dedicated to industrial property, but the rest is primarily residential. Ranch-style homes are the predominant style in Garden City, but bungalows and cape cods pepper the landscape with occasional variety. Home sizes tend to be smaller, with the average size being 834 square feet, significantly below the national average of 1,933 square feet. While prices typically range from $100,000 to $269,000, the median home price is $190,000, up 9% from the previous year.
For pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, Garden City students can attend SC Johnson Elementary School, which sits inside the neighborhood and earns a C-minus on Niche. Students can attend C-minus-graded Starbuck Middle School before attending classes at Park High School, which replaced the original Racine High School in 1928. Park offers numerous major sports programs like football and serves as half of “The Great Rivalry” between Park and William Horlick High School. Park High School earns a B-minus.
Garden City isn’t home to any specific events, Albro says, but the neighborhood is close to Lake Michigan. “There’s always things going on along the beach and the shores of Lake Michigan,” he says. The neighborhood is also 3 miles from Downtown Racine, which hosts a full calendar of events year-round. First Fridays offers live music throughout Downtown Racine on the first Friday of each month from June until December. At the end of summer, Party on the Pavement shuts down city blocks across Downtown Racine and features live music, a 5k run and special deals from local shops and restaurants.
Joseph Cardenas
JC Realtors
(414) 939-7912
102 Total Sales
1 in Garden City
$190,000 Price
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Dawn Doperalski
Doperalski Realty & Associates, LLC
(262) 228-9944
90 Total Sales
4 in Garden City
$100K - $176K Price Range
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Tony Trentadue
Beacon Realty Of Racine
(262) 383-4693
33 Total Sales
1 in Garden City
$255,000 Price
Felicia Pavlica
RE/MAX ELITE
(262) 440-2470
734 Total Sales
1 in Garden City
$135,000 Price
Amber Stancato
Realspek LLC
(262) 228-4195
52 Total Sales
1 in Garden City
$217,000 Price
Aaron Kohlmeier
Welcome Home Real Estate Group
(262) 379-3730
313 Total Sales
2 in Garden City
$141K - $269K Price Range
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On average, homes in Garden City, Racine sell after 48 days on the market compared to the national average of 70 days. The median sale price for homes in Garden City, Racine over the last 12 months is $342,000, up 86% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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