For Highland Park Homeowners
What’s Your Highland Park Home Worth?
From mid-century moderns by Keck & Keck to lakefront estates and renovated Tudors near the Ravinia stop, Highland Park is one of the most architecturally diverse markets on the North Shore. We've worked here for years, we know how to price across the styles.
Highland Park Market Data
Detached single family. Year to date through August 2026.
Median Sale Price
$897,000
Up 6.8% from $840,000 a year ago
Median Days on Market
8
Half of homes here go under contract inside a week
Percent of Original List
102.2%
Sellers are closing above their first asking price
Months of Supply
1.4
Anything under three months is a seller’s market
Homes Sold
348
January through August 2026
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Local Market Context
Pricing Highland Park homes accurately
What these numbers mean for your house
The median Highland Park home went under contract in 8 days. The average was 43 days. That gap is the whole pricing conversation.
An average several times higher than the median does not mean homes are slow here. It means most sell almost immediately and a small number sit for months, and the ones that sit are usually the ones that came out too high. The market decides in the first two weeks.
At 1.4 months of supply, down from 1.7 a year ago, there is not enough inventory to go around. Sellers are receiving 102.2% of their original asking price, measured against the first list price rather than a reduced one.
Attached homes are a different market. The median was $430,000 across 95 sales, down 5.5% from last year, with 1.1 months of supply.
We wrote about why that gap exists across all nine North Shore towns in Half of North Shore Homes Sell in About a Week.
The Highland Park Market
Highland Park's range, from Ravinia bungalows to lakefront compounds, produces meaningful pricing variation block to block. The Ravinia, Braeside, and Old Elm areas each draw distinct buyer profiles, and architectural significance can either lift or limit value depending on demand cycles.
What Drives Value Here
Train access (Ravinia, Braeside, Highland Park stations), proximity to downtown Highland Park or the Ravinia Festival, school district considerations (District 112 and Township 113), and architectural integrity. Mid-century homes in particular have a passionate buyer pool that can drive results well above comps.
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Common Questions
Highland Park home values, answered
What is my Highland Park home worth?
The median detached single family home in Highland Park sold for $897,000 year to date through August 2026, up 6.8% from $840,000 over the same period in 2025. Your own number depends on the block, the lot, the condition of the house and what else is available at the time. The median is a starting point, not an answer. Source: MRED.
How long does it take to sell a house in Highland Park?
The median home went under contract in 8 days year to date through August 2026. The average was 43 days. The two differ because most homes sell quickly while a smaller number stay on the market much longer, which pulls the average up. Source: MRED.
Is now a good time to sell in Highland Park?
Highland Park had 1.4 months of supply as of August 2026, compared with 1.7 months a year earlier. Under three months of supply is generally considered a seller’s market. Sellers closed at 102.2% of their original asking price year to date. Source: MRED.
Do Highland Park homes sell for more than the asking price?
On average yes. Detached homes closed at 102.2% of their original list price year to date through August 2026, compared with 99.1% a year earlier. That figure is measured against the first asking price rather than a reduced one. Source: MRED.
How many homes sell in Highland Park each year?
348 detached single family homes closed between January and August 2026, compared with 341 over the same period in 2025. Attached homes added another 95 sales at a median of $430,000. Source: MRED.
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