Neighborhood in Waukegan, Illinois
Lake County 60085
On the southwestern side of Waukegan, Hidden Glen is a pocket of suburban streets with a lake at the heart of the community. Around it, restaurants and shopping centers line major thoroughfares and people from all over Waukegan head to the newly renovated playgrounds at nearby parks. Still, despite the busy life outside the neighborhood, Hidden Glen itself remains a quiet community where residents can stroll through the park.
The neighborhood’s roadshomes are lined along curving streets, bend and curve, hiding the park at the center. Young trees grow alongside sidewalks colored with chalk drawings and driveways adorned with basketball hoops. The homes generally sell for between $200,000 and $400,000 dollars. Older and smaller Cape Cods and ranch-style homes from the 1950s on the eastern side of the neighborhood are generally less expensive. In the more modern section opposite of it, contemporary New Traditional homes built at the turn of 21st century are on the higher side.
Encompassed by the neighborhood, Park in the Glenn backs many of the homes here, so residents can step into their backyard or walk down the street to access this green space. The wooded area has a lake in the center, encircled by a walking path. Kids can play at the blue and black playground at Corrine J. Rose Park, a large district park with tennis courts, baseball fields, open green space and a recreation center. In the summer, the new lime green and blue waterpark has fountain and bucket features to cool kids off while they play. Greenbelt Forest Preserve offers 5 miles of hiking trails along 4 miles of biking and cross-country skiing paths.
From kindergarten through fifth grade, students can attend Washington Elementary School, which receives a D-plus from Niche. Sixth through eighth grade students go to Robert Abbott Middle School. High school students at Waukegan High School will actually attend two different campuses—freshmen and sophomores go to the Brookside Campus, while juniors and seniors study at the Washington Campus. Both middle and high schools receive C-minus rankings from Niche.
Belvidere and Green Bay roads both run alongside Hidden Glen, lined with big box stores, within easy reach of neighborhood residents. Restaurants run along Washington Street, with buses stopping along it and Belvidere Road. Downtown Waukegan is 1.5 miles away, connected to this community by Washington Street. Just beyond downtown, the Waukegan Metra is 3 miles away, sitting along the UP-N line, which stretches all the way to downtown Chicago, 40 miles south. Also on this side of town, Vista Medical Center – East is 3.5 miles from Hidden Glen. For those traveling beyond Chicagoland, Chicago O’Hare International Airport is 32 miles away.
Along Washington Street, SMC Panpanga Express serves Filipino cuisine, like lechon, ox tail and ube cheesecake for dessert. For Mexican food, Toluca’s Restaurant has Spanish-style roofing jutting out over the booths and walls painted to look like yellow stucco. Poppy’s offers Italian beef sandwiches and ice cream sundaes and shakes. Outside, the buildings are marked with blue and white awnings and the establishment’s name in a red cursive font. Dollar Tree is just south of Hidden Glen for quick fixes and shopping, but Lewis Fresh Market is 1.5 miles away. Jewel-Osco is about 2 miles up Green Bay Road, while Belvidere Road has a Walmart Supercenter about 2.5 miles west.
For a weekend every July, Scoop the Loop invites car lovers to downtown Waukegan. “Everyone comes out with their classic antique cars, so people will cruise through downtown,” says Waukegan local and real estate agent Marco Montoya with Midwest America Realty. “And they have vendors set up that people can explore.” In September, the city celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and Mexican Independence Day with Viva La Independencia. “They’ve got the big Mexican Independence Day Parade where you’ve got people marching with horses,” Montoya says. After, there’s a festival with food, vendors and live music.
Armando Popoca
Century 21 Circle
(224) 507-5548
65 Total Sales
1 in Hidden Glen
$225,000 Price
Christine Kernes
Keller Williams North Shore West
(901) 446-3205
14 Total Sales
1 in Hidden Glen
$220,000 Price
Maureen Forgette
Century 21 Integra
(815) 880-4471
166 Total Sales
1 in Hidden Glen
$195,000 Price
Irina Khaykin
RE/MAX United
(224) 435-4552
114 Total Sales
1 in Hidden Glen
$325,000 Price
Beth Wexler
@properties Christie's International Real Estate
(708) 919-2937
578 Total Sales
1 in Hidden Glen
$239,000 Price
Layla Judah
US Homes Inc.
(312) 419-4829
52 Total Sales
2 in Hidden Glen
$150K - $190K Price Range
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| 1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime | Hidden Glen | US |
|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 4 | 4 |
| Sexual Assault | 5 | 4 |
| Assault with Weapon | 4 | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 | 4 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 5 | 4 |
| Larceny | 4 | 4 |
| Crime Score | 4 | 4 |
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
On average, homes in Hidden Glen, Waukegan sell after 6 days on the market compared to the national average of 47 days. The average sale price for homes in Hidden Glen, Waukegan over the last 12 months is $315,966, up 43% from the average home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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