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An established community near St. Charles essentials
Though most homes in Harvest Hills were built in the 2000s, the houses are inspired by traditional Victorian and American Foursquare-style architecture. From its conception, this community on St. Charles’ west side was designed to harken back to earlier times without compromising modern standards of construction. Moreover, the community wished to capitalize on the convenience to the rest of the city. “The great thing about the neighborhoods in Saint Charles is how close they are to the Fox River,” says Christine Currey of The Currey Koertgen Team with RE/MAX All Pro. She has sold homes all over Chicago’s west suburbs. “These neighborhoods have a closeness and small-town feel, but the entire city feels close-knit too.” For longtime Harvest Hills resident and @properties broker Chris Bishop, the intimacy extends to the layout of his home. “Our home is just under 3,100 square feet with the basement, but we love the floor plan, so we don’t feel like we need to downsize,” he says. “We love the layout and the location we’re in.”
Harvest Hills homes were built in the 2000s with modern construction.
Roughly 40 miles west of Chicago, St. Charles is known for food, fun, and entertainment.
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St. Charles schools for Harvest Hills students
Students in Harvest Hills attend schools in the St. Charles Community Unit School District No. 303 which include Davis Primary School for kindergarten through second grade then Richmond Intermediate School for third through fifth grade. These schools receive overall Niche scores of A-minus and A, respectively. Some students instead attend Bell-Graham Elementary School, which serves kindergarten through fifth grade and scores an A. All the schools feed into Thompson Middle School and St. Charles East High School, both of which earn A’s. In addition to Advanced Placement courses, St. Charles East students can take additional courses through the Fox Valley Career Center and Elgin Community College.
The entrance to Richmond Intermediate School welcomes all through their doors.
Davis Primary School in St. Charles is highly-diverse and well ranked.
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Classic exteriors, modern interiors
Harvest Hills offers both a detached home subdivision with an intuitive floor plan selection process and a townhouse subdivision with landscaping included. Models with names like Norris, Farnsworth and Baker make up the detached homes in Traditions at Harvest Hills. These models take their titles from prominent community members in the history of St. Charles and cover a wide range of architectural styles—a New Traditional-style home can sit alongside an American Foursquare. “Every model has its own floor plan, but three different ‘elevations” or facades all the way from partial porch with stone to full porch,” Bishop explains. “But once you step in it’s the same exact floor plan. You have those 3 floor plans but 9 different possibilities.” The options help the Harvest Hills Homeowners Association enforce a redundancy code, so that no identical models sit alongside each other for maximum curb appeal. Vaulted ceilings, family rooms with fireplaces, finished basements and 2-car attached garages are common features throughout, along with fenced backyards with paved patios and pergolas. Meanwhile, the townhouse community offers New Traditional homes that share a front stoop with their neighbors. “They have different sized yards and you have someone taking care of your exterior maintenance in the townhomes, as well as snow removal and landscaping,” Bishop says. “So it’s good if you don’t want to have to worry about those things, but you can still live in the same area, just with a smaller floor plan.” Prices for townhouses range from about $250,000 to $390,000, while detached homes start at $400,000 for the two-bedroom floor plans to $545,000 for the 5-bedroom options. These price tags are similar to nearby townhouse neighborhoods like Renaux Manor and Remington Glen, as well as the detached community of Anthem Heights—all directly to the north of Harvest Hills with their own homeowners associations.
This home in Harvest Hills has a covered front porch and garage.
Harvest Hills has detached single family residences for privacy and security.
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Harvest Hills’ own slice of the St. Charles Park District
Like the rest of the neighborhood, parks near Harvest Hills are professionally managed and well-kept. Tennis courts and open fields sit alongside a mulched play area and shelter at the neighborhood’s namesake park. “The land was donated when the community was built,” Bishop says. “It’s in the middle of the community and surrounded by homes but it’s also run by the St. Charles Park District.” Families often don’t have to travel far for their sporting events, either, since James O. Breen Community Park is just across Peck Road. The complex holds 153 acres of disc golf, lacrosse or pickleball, along with a gated dog park. The great twirling slides at Otter Cove Aquatic Park, a notable summer hangout spot, are visible from the field. And for shady walks, bike rides or skiing come winter, the Great Western Trail follows an old railroad track through St. Charles and beyond.
Harvest Hills Park is maintained by the St Charles Parks District.
The Otter Cove at James O Breen Community Park is a great place to cool off on a hot summer day.
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Heading across Randall to the Kane County Fairgrounds
The Kane County Fairgrounds—St. Charles’ premier outdoor event space—sits just across Randall Road from Harvest Hills. Along with cultural festivals and dirt bike racing, crowds convene here for the Kane County Fair, a highly anticipated annual event. Attractions range from a wine tasting garden to professional bull riding, along with live music and glittering carnival rides. At the monthly Kane County Flea Market, locals peruse open-air wares under tents and indoor areas with air conditioning, collecting antiques and handcrafted artisanal goods. Events extend beyond the fairgrounds, too. More than 100 handmade scarecrows are on display throughout St. Charles each fall during Scarecrow Weekend, and audiences watch with bated breath as boaters reach over the helm towards the final flag during St. Charles’ famous Dragon Boat Races.
Heading to downtown dining or shopping in Geneva
Harvest Hills is bordered by main commercial thoroughfares, the most prominent being Randall Road. This is how residents reach the Kane County Fairgrounds and the flea market, as well as Geneva, a part of the tri-city area with Batavia. Drivers can pass Jewel-Osco, ALDI, and Meijer before reaching Geneva Commons, a popular open-air mall with a Barnes & Noble, Sephora, Pottery Barn and other popular brands. Upscale chain restaurants include First Watch, where colorful plates of sweet and savory breakfast favorites stack up to a well-balanced start to the day. Fire dancers twirl batons to DJ-curated music at Hacienda Real, which serves authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails on wooden boards and in sizzling stone bowls.
Of course, no St. Charles neighborhood is too far from the Fox River and the city’s waterfront amenities. After dinner at La Zaza Trattoria—an Italian steakhouse with white tablecloths and warm mood lighting—or other upscale picks, folks step out onto a brand-new patio and pergola space: 1st Street Plaza, a setting for live music and conversation on warm nights.
Hacienda Real in Harvest Hills is an upscale Mexican restaurant.
Hacienda Real has beautiful decor with high ceilings and excellent service.
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Getting to Chicago and to St. Charles necessities
Chicago commuters can take Interstate 88 to Interstate 290 for about 46 miles, though they have options for reaching the Windy City and avoiding expensive parking. “If I was to go downtown to see a Cubs game or something like that, the very high probability is that I'd take the Metra from Geneva or Elgin and then have an Uber pick me up to get where I’d need to go,” Bishop says. It’s about 4 miles to the parking deck at the Geneva Metra Station, or 8 miles west to the station in Elburn. As for medical care, the emergency room at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital about 3 miles south off Randall Road.
Harvest Hills is a wonderful suburb in Saint Charles, IL.
There is a nearby metra at the Geneva stop to access the downtown Chicago area.
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Parks in this Area
Fairview Park
Artesian Springs park
LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve
Trails
Museum
Nature Center
James O. Breen Community Park
Transit
Airport
Chicago Midway International
64 min drive
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Randall Rd & Prairie St
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Lincoln HWY & Randall Rd (At 2607 Lincoln Hwy)
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Kane County Juvenile Justice Center
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Randall Rd & Main St
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2607 Lincoln HWY
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225 Randall Rd
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Kane County Judicial Center
Crime and Safety
1 - Low Crime, 10 - High Crime
Harvest Hills
US
Homicide
3
4
Sexual Assault
4
4
Assault with Weapon
3
4
Robbery
3
4
Burglary
5
4
Motor Vehicle Theft
4
4
Larceny
6
4
Crime Score
4
4
Source: WhatIsMyCrimeRisk.com
Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Harvest Hills, Saint Charles sell after 13 days on the market compared to the national average of 47 days. The average sale price for homes in Harvest Hills, Saint Charles over the last 12 months is $394,261, down 2% from the average home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
3,631
Median Age
38
Population Density
4 ppl/acre
Population under 18
22.8%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
13.1%
Below the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$135,980
Significantly above the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$149,453
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
92.9%
College Graduates
45.6%
Above the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
18.5%
Above the national average
13.3%
% Population in Labor Force
63.7%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
37''
Average Winter Low Temperature
17°F
Average Summer High Temperature
84°F
Annual Snowfall
29''
Area Factors
Bikeable
Bike Score®
50/ 100
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®
29/ 100
Source: Walk Score
Source: Walk Score
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