Kane County, Illinois
Elgin Real Estate and Local Guide
Elgin is a city on the Fox River about 35 miles northwest of Chicago, spanning Kane and Cook counties. It grew as a manufacturing center and was long home to the Elgin National Watch Company.
Living in Elgin
The Elgin National Watch Company operated one of the largest watchmaking complexes in the world here until it ceased production in 1965. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Elgin
- About 71 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 61 percent of housing units are single-family detached homes.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Elgin home
Elgin Public Museum
Oldest natural history museum in Illinois still housed in its original building, located in Lords Park
Elgin Tower Building
Historic high-rise built downtown before the Great Depression
Lords Park
Historic 108-acre park with lagoons, a zoo enclosure with bison and elk, and the Elgin Public Museum
Wing Park
Large city park featuring a municipal golf course and swimming pool
Elgin areas to know
Spring-Douglas Historic District
National Register historic district of Victorian-era homes near downtown