House Hunt: Five Highlands Homes For Sale Close to Western Springs

La Grange Highlands, the small unincorporated community to the southeast of Western Springs, features generally more modest homes than those in the Village; the average price of an LGH home for sale (about $292,000) is just over half that of a Western Springs home (about $539,000). However, the lot sizes tend to skew signifigantly larger (and far less-expensive per square foot.)

The community features the same small-town charm as within the Village, shares the well-regarded D106 school district with Western Springs' Springdale, Ridgewood and Timber Trails neighborhoods and blends in so well that it's often hard to tell where Springdale ends and LGH begins to the Village's southeast.

We've found the five La Grange Highlands homes for sale closest to Village boundaries; a couple are just across the street! These houses can be seen as terrific opportunities for Village-quality lifestyles just outside of the actual Village:

5921 Wolf Road—$449,900

4 bed, 4 bath, 5 parking (5 attached garage), 2,743 sq. ft. (house), 26,250 sq. ft. (lot)

Assist 2 Sell, Buyers and Sellers

A cedar-sided 1950 contemporary-styled home on a .6-acre lot with tons of selling points: a kitchen with stainless-steel appliances and granite counters and tabletops, family room with wet bar and fireplace, a park-like backyard with an in-ground pool, a 20x20 deck and a hot tub, and more. Realtor: "Exercise room to keep fit! Five-car garage!"

5611 Wolf Rd.—$345,000

4 bed, 2.1 bath, 2 parking (2 attached garage), 2,400 sq. ft. (house), 30,000 sq. ft. (lot)

Prudential American Homes

An absolutley enormous lot for the area, sporting a 1950 ranch home directly adjacent to LGH's Village Church. Several new updates have been added to the home, which also includes a separate laundry room, eat-in kitchen and large patio. Realtor: "Look at this large Highlands home... come, see and picture living here!"

1800 54th Pl.—$287,500

3 bed, 1 bath, 2 parking (2 detached garage), 1,265 sq. ft. (house), 16,200 sq. ft. (lot)

Prospect Equities, Inc.

A robin's-egg-blue 1951 ranch home just east of (and in an area near-identical to) Western Springs' Springdale neighborhood. Features new hardwood flooring and an eat-in kitchen; a family room leads out to a back deck with a large fenced yard. Realtor: "Very charming with neutral decor!"

1393 52nd Pl.—$254,900

2 bed, 1 bath, 2 parking (2 detached garage), unknown sq. ft. (house), 20,000 sq. ft. (lot)

Coldwell Banker Residental

A sweet two-bedroom 1953 home on a half-acre lot at the tip of a small dead-end street just south of Adventist La Grange. Enormous back deck includes a hot tub and even a screened gazebo. Also includes an attic, back shed and oversize garage. Realtor: "Better than a townhouse!"

2023 55th St.—$249,888

3 bed, 1.1 bath, 2 parking (2 detached garage), 1,265 sq. ft. (house), 22,000 (lot)

RE/MAX County Line

A short-sale 1951 home on a half-acre lot on a cul-de-sac side road of 55th Street. Home includes a new slate kitchen floor, new energy-efficient windows and a new concrete driveway. Realtor: "Wonderful home!"