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About Lake Zurich: 

Lake Zurich is a northern IL neighborhood and is located about 37 miles northwest of downtown Chicago in Lake County Illinois.  Its population is over 19,000 with over 5,900 homes in Lake Zurich.   The town of Lake Zurich is 6.8 square miles and has a lake called Lake Zurich. In 2006 Frommers named Lake Zurich as one of the top 100 “Best Places to raise your Family” and also voted by U.S. News as one of the “Top 25 Affordable Places to live in the US”.   Lake Zurich’s adjoining towns are Deer Park, Barrington, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer and Wauconda. 

 A Little History on Lake Zurich: 

Lake Zurich has been home to many people since the early-mid 1800’s. Europeans first settled in the area in the 1830s.  New England farmers moved to Lake Zurich in the 1830’s and 1840’s and German Immigrants moved in the area in the 1850’s. Also, Lake Zurich has been a convenient Summer Resort Area for many years with the lakes and town.  Homes in Lake Zurich started to be developed in the 1950’s so population grew from there.

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Lake Zurich Shopping: 

There is plenty of shopping in Lake Zurich, from the village shops in the small downtown area and many strip malls throughout the town.

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The village is redeveloping the downtown area, it is quaint with a Swiss feeling.  The waterfront is beautiful with a new promenade, boat docks a great park Poulos Park with a beach and playground.

 Lake Zurich Schools: 

Lake Zurich Public Schools are district 95, with one high school and two middle schools and six elementary schools.   The private are St. Francis de Sales (Catholic), St Matthew (Lutheran) and Quentin Road Christian School.

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Lake Zurich Parks: 

Lake Zurich seems like it has a park at every corner.  Lake Zurich parks include:

 

·        Betty Park, Braemar Park (Braemar Subdivision),

·        Breezewald Park, Bristol Trails Park(in Bristol Trails Subdivision),

·        Buffalo Creek Park (in Buffalo Creek Subdivision),

·        Chestnut Corner/Hunters Creek Park (in Chestnut Corners Subdivision and Hunters Creek Subdivision),

·        Countryside East Park(in Countryside East Subdivision),

·        Countryside East Soccer and Countryside West Soccer,

·        Heatherleigh Park (in Heatherleigh Subdivision),

·        Jonquil Park,

·        Knechmann Park,

·        Manor Park,

·        Oak Ridge Marsh Nature Park,

·        Oak Ridge Park (in Oak Ridge Subdivision),

·        Old Mill Grove Park (in Old Mill Subdivision),

·        Orchards Park, 

·        Paulus Park, 

·        Promenade,

·        Quail Run Park(in Quail Run Subdivision),

·        Sonoma Park (in Sonoma Subdivision),

·        Sparrow Ridge Park (in Sparrow Ridge Subdivision),

·        Staples Park,

·        Warwick Park,

·        Whispering Creek Trail (in Whispering Creek Trail Subdivision),

·        Wicklow Ball Field (in Wicklow Subdivision),

·        Wicklow West Park,

·        Wicklow East Park,

·        Zurites Park.
 

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 Homes surrounding Lake Zurich are all different and were built at various times. 

Currently there is a new town home development in Downtown Lake Zurich by the lake underway - Somerset Town homes.

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 Homes in Lake Zurich: 

Lake Zurich Real Estate consists of Condos, Town Homes, attached homes and single family homes and were built from over 100 years ago all the way to new build homes available today. Homes are priced from $180k – 1 mil with the median value of a Lake Zurich home at about $225k.  Homes in Lake Zurich sit on 1/5 acre or more.

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