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Glenview Real Estate
A village of about 48,700 people west of Wilmette and Northfield, with two Metra stations, a former naval air station turned neighborhood and a market that runs from condominiums to new construction. Here's what housing costs, how the schools and the commute work, and where the market landed in 2025.
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Glenview was incorporated on June 20, 1899, after railroad tracks laid through what is now the center of the village turned a crossroads into a town. The Kennicotts, among the first settlers in the area, arrived in 1836. In 1937 the U.S. Navy bought the local airfield and established Naval Air Station Glenview; after the base closed in 1995, the village developed the land as The Glen, its newest neighborhood.
Like its neighbors, Glenview grew fastest after the Second World War: the Edens Expressway opened in 1951, and farmland became neighborhoods and parks. Wagner Farm, homesteaded in 1837, is still a working farm run by the Park District.
It is one of the larger markets we cover: about four hundred detached houses change hands in a typical year, and condominiums and townhouses add roughly two hundred and fifty more. The snapshot below is the full 2025 closed record, not a sample.
2020 Census and 2020–2024 American Community Survey (5-year estimates). Average household income is the ACS mean.
The market in brief
What Glenview housing costs
Every closed sale of a house, condominium or townhouse recorded in Glenview in 2025. Vacant land excluded.
Source: MRED closed sales, January–December 2025. Current as of the 2025 year end.
About half of the detached houses sold in 2025 were built in the 1950s and 1960s, and about a quarter in 2000 or later. For this month's prices, supply, showing activity and the age of homes selling now, and what they mean for buyers and sellers, use the market statistics page.
Glenview market statistics
Current price, inventory, months of supply and showings, with live MRED charts, a condominium and townhouse section, and a plain-language read of what changed.
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1,563 Glenview houses that went under contract from 2023 to 2026, grouped by the month they were listed.
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Several elementary districts and three high school districts
Glenview is not served by a single school district. The Village lists six elementary districts that serve Glenview residents: Glenview School District 34, Northbrook/Glenview School District 30, West Northfield School District 31, Avoca School District 37, Wilmette School District 39 and East Maine School District 63. District 34 runs kindergarten–2 and grades 3–5 schools and two middle schools, Springman and Attea.
For high school, the Village lists three districts: Glenbrook High School District 225, New Trier Township High School District 203 and Maine Township High School District 207; New Trier and Maine each serve parts of Glenview. Which districts serve a particular house depends on its address, so check the assignment for any specific address before you buy.
For more detail: preschools in Glenview.
Six elementary districts serve parts of Glenview, so neighboring streets can attend different schools.
Confirm current school assignment for a specific address with the district before you buy.
Getting to the city
The Glenview commute
Glenview has two stations on Metra's Milwaukee District North line: Glenview, downtown, and North Glenview. From the Glenview station, scheduled weekday trains reach Chicago Union Station in about 34 to 44 minutes, depending on the train. Amtrak trains also stop at Glenview.
By car, the Edens Expressway (I-94) and the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) are both close by, and downtown Chicago is about 15 miles away. Pace buses also serve the village.
Outside
A historic grove and a working farm
The Glenview Park District runs the village's parks, including two places with deep roots in local history.
The Grove, on Milwaukee Avenue, covers about 150 acres of oak-hickory savanna and wetland and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Its trails are open from dawn to dusk, and the restored Kennicott House, built in 1856 by Dr. John Kennicott, is open for free docent-led tours on weekends.
Wagner Farm, homesteaded in 1837, offers programs on farming and local history.
The Glen
From naval air station to neighborhood
When Naval Air Station Glenview closed in 1995, the village took on the redevelopment of the base itself. The result, The Glen, mixes houses, townhouses and condominiums with parks, shops and offices, and is home to the Kohl Children's Museum. District 34's Attea Middle School was built on former base land.
Errands and dining
Two centers: downtown and The Glen
Glenview's older downtown grew up around the railroad near the Glenview Metra station, and The Glen added a second retail center on the former base. Many residents also use the shopping along the village's main roads and in neighboring Northbrook, Northfield and Wilmette.
See the Northbrook, Northfield and Wilmette community pages for what is nearby.
Tools and resources
Built for how people actually buy here
Six things worth using before you write an offer in Glenview.
Before it reaches the market
Coming Soon listings are marketed before their broader public-market launch, giving buyers an earlier opportunity to learn about a home. Buyers can express interest and make offers during this stage; whether a seller considers an offer before the broader launch is up to the seller. Compass Private Exclusives are not publicly marketed while they are offered as Private Exclusives; some later come to the open market. The two are different, and neither guarantees access to a particular home.
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Six elementary districts serve parts of Glenview. Compare homes by elementary school across the North Shore before you fall for a house.
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Homes within genuine walking distance of the Glenview and North Glenview Metra stations, not "close-ish by car."
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Finishes, builder reputations and which locations hold value on the North Shore, Glenview included.
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Four steps, in order
- Start with the online estimate — it shows recent closed prices for homes near yours.
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- Then go to market — photography, staging and a launch timed to the week that suits your house, not the calendar.
New on the market
New Glenview listings added in the past 7 days
Residential listings added in the past 7 days · $100K–$20M · with photos
Listings courtesy of Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED) as distributed by MLS GRID. IDX information is provided exclusively for consumers' personal, non-commercial use and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Some listings have been excluded from this website. Full disclosures
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