Round Lake
A railroad village and Nippersink Forest Preserve. Round Lake grew around a Milwaukee Road station in the 1900s and kept its name from the glacial lake to the northeast.
To the Loop
40mi
Straight-line miles from downtown Round Lake.
Metra
1 station in town.
County
Lake
About 5.7 square miles.
ASG here
0
Homes we list here now.
Living here
Life in Round Lake.
Round Lake grew around a Milwaukee Road station in the 1900s and kept its name from the glacial lake to the northeast. Its downtown sits by the Metra station, and most of the village spreads south and west in subdivisions built since the 1990s.
Nippersink Forest Preserve covers more than 300 acres with trails and fishing, and the Round Lake Area Park District runs the parks around the village.
Big parksNew constructionQuieter side streets
The homes
What you'll find.
Older homes near the station and downtown, and single-family homes and townhomes in subdivisions built mostly from the 1990s on.
Single-family homesTownhomesOlder homes
Getting around
How far is everything?
Metra stops at Round Lake station on the Milwaukee District North (MD-N) line, toward downtown Chicago. Route 120 (Belvidere Road) and Route 134 cross the area, and Cedar Lake Road and Fairfield Road run north and south. Pace route 570 connects to Grayslake and Fox Lake.
Straight-line miles. Tap one to draw it on the map. No train times; check Metra for schedules.
Places to know
Start here.
- ParksNippersink Forest PreserveTrails, a fishing lake and picnic shelters off Route 120.
- Arts and cultureRound Lake Area Public LibraryThe area library, on Hart Road.
- Arts and cultureChildren's Neighborhood MuseumA park district museum for young children on Hart Road.
- Arts and culturePrairie Grass Nature MuseumA park district nature museum on Hart Road.
- LandmarksDowntown Round LakeThe village's original center beside the Metra station.
For sale now
On the market in Round Lake.
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Nearby
Around Round Lake.
Questions
Good to know.
What is Round Lake known for?
Round Lake grew around a Milwaukee Road station in the 1900s and kept its name from the glacial lake to the northeast. Its downtown sits by the Metra station, and most of the village spreads south and west in subdivisions built since the 1990s.
What kind of homes are in Round Lake?
Older homes near the station and downtown, and single-family homes and townhomes in subdivisions built mostly from the 1990s on.
How do you get to Chicago from Round Lake?
Round Lake is about 40 miles from the Loop as the crow flies. Metra stops at Round Lake station on the Milwaukee District North (MD-N) line, toward downtown Chicago. Route 120 (Belvidere Road) and Route 134 cross the area, and Cedar Lake Road and Fairfield Road run north and south. Pace route 570 connects to Grayslake and Fox Lake.
Which school districts serve Round Lake?
Most of Round Lake is served by Round Lake Area Schools Community Unit School District 116. 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 Round Lake?
The closest towns with our guides are Round Lake Beach, Grayslake, Volo and Lake Villa.
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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 4
- Round Lake Beach station Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Center Street, downtown Grayslake Richie Diesterheft from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Volo Bog State Natural Area Paul R. Burley, CC0
- Lake Villa station Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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