Inverness
Winding roads on one-acre lots around a golf club. Inverness was laid out from the 1920s on with roads that follow the rolling land and lots of an acre or more.
To the Loop
28mi
Straight-line miles from downtown Inverness.
Metra
0
No station in town.
County
Cook
About 6.7 square miles.
ASG here
0
Homes we list here now.
Living here
Life in Inverness.
Inverness was laid out from the 1920s on with roads that follow the rolling land and lots of an acre or more. The village grew around the Inverness Golf Club, and its village hall sits in the Four Silos, a farm landmark at the entrance to town.
The Inverness Park District keeps three parks, and Deer Grove Forest Preserve lies just across Dundee Road to the north.
Quieter side streetsBig parks
The homes
What you'll find.
Custom single-family homes on wooded lots of an acre or more, from early colonials and ranches near the golf club to larger homes built from the 1970s on.
Single-family homes on large lots
Getting around
How far is everything?
There is no Metra station in Inverness itself. Dundee, Palatine, Roselle, Barrington and Algonquin roads frame the village, and I-90 is a few miles south. The nearest Metra stations are Palatine and Barrington on the Union Pacific Northwest line.
Straight-line miles. Tap one to draw it on the map. No train times; check Metra for schedules.
Places to know
Start here.
- LandmarksFour SilosThe farm silos that have housed the village hall since 1985.
- ParksInverness Golf ClubThe private club the village was built around.
- ParksDeer Grove Forest PreserveWoods and trails across Dundee Road.
- ShoppingWilliamsburg VillageThe small shopping center that is the village's only business district.
- Arts and cultureHarper CollegeThe college and its performing arts center, just southeast in Palatine.
For sale now
On the market in Inverness.
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Nearby
Around Inverness.
Questions
Good to know.
What is Inverness known for?
Inverness was laid out from the 1920s on with roads that follow the rolling land and lots of an acre or more. The village grew around the Inverness Golf Club, and its village hall sits in the Four Silos, a farm landmark at the entrance to town.
What kind of homes are in Inverness?
Custom single-family homes on wooded lots of an acre or more, from early colonials and ranches near the golf club to larger homes built from the 1970s on.
How do you get to Chicago from Inverness?
Inverness is about 28 miles from the Loop as the crow flies. There is no Metra station in Inverness itself. Dundee, Palatine, Roselle, Barrington and Algonquin roads frame the village, and I-90 is a few miles south. The nearest Metra stations are Palatine and Barrington on the Union Pacific Northwest line.
Which school districts serve Inverness?
Most of Inverness is served by Community Consolidated School District 15, Township High School District 211 and Barrington Community Unit School District 220. District lines do not always follow town lines, so check the district for any address. We do not rank schools; the Illinois Report Card has each school's own data, and we're happy to look one up with you. Open the Report Card.
What towns are near Inverness?
The closest towns with our guides are Palatine, Kildeer, Barrington and Deer Park.
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Sources
Written by our team from public sources. Places change; call ahead.
- Homes for sale
- Live MRED listings, distributed by MLS GRID.
- News
- Google News, linked to each outlet.
- Boundaries
- U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb
- Metra
- Metra. Distances are straight-line.
- Schools
- We don't rank schools: Illinois Report Card
Photo credits 2
- Palatine Metra station, downtown Palatine Mysterymanblue, CC0
- Catlow Theater, Main Street EEHigginsPhotography, CC BY-SA 3.0
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