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Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Top 5 Home Sales: Two New Homes Lead, and Creekside Acreage Sells in Heyworth

A brand-new ranch on a Fox Creek golf course led the week, followed by another new home and three established ones, the last of them set on more than five acres along Kickapoo Creek.

Bloomington-Normal, Illinois Top 5 Home Sales: Two New Homes Lead, and Creekside Acreage Sells in Heyworth

These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois for the week ending November 1, 2026, and together they came to $3.39 million. Four of the homes are in Bloomington and one is in Heyworth, all in McLean County.

The group runs from a pair of homes completed in 2026 to one built in 1998. Each of the five has five bedrooms and a three-car garage, and the settings range from a golf course to open prairie and a creek running through wooded land.

No. 1 — $789,473 · 3323 Carrington Ln, Bloomington, Illinois

Top home sale No. 1 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois β€” 3323 Carrington Ln, Bloomington, Illinois, week ending November 1, 2026

The top sale of the week was a new ranch home in Fox Creek, completed in 2026 and set on a golf course. It sold for $789,473.

The single-story home has 4,798 square feet, five bedrooms and four bathrooms on a lot of 0.51 acres, with a stone and vinyl exterior. Ceilings are raised throughout. The kitchen has extra cabinetry and a large walk-in pantry, and a gas fireplace warms the family room. Below the main floor is a full daylight basement, partly finished.

Outdoor living centers on a broad covered patio with its own fireplace, looking out toward the course. An attached three-car garage completes the home.

Mark Bowers of BHHS Central Illinois, REALTORS was the listing agent, and Greg Girdler, GRI, also of BHHS Central Illinois, REALTORS, represented the buyer. The brokerage listed two of the homes in this week’s Top 5, this one and the sale at No. 5.

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No. 2 — $740,000 · 5315 Finlen Ln, Bloomington, Illinois

Top home sale No. 2 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois β€” 5315 Finlen Ln, Bloomington, Illinois, week ending November 1, 2026

Another 2026 home, this one in Grove On Kickapoo Creek in Bloomington, went under contract 12 days after it was listed and sold for $740,000. The property sits along a creek on a lot of 0.40 acres.

Brick and vinyl outside, the home has 4,939 square feet, five bedrooms and five bathrooms, the most bathrooms of the five sales. The great room rises under a cathedral ceiling and has a gas fireplace, and the plan opens to a kitchen, a formal dining area and a sunroom. The primary suite is on the first floor, with a large walk-in closet and a bath with two walk-in showers. A mudroom and laundry are on the main level as well.

The lower level adds a family room with its own fireplace and a wet bar, plus a fifth bedroom, an office and a full bathroom. Outside are a deck and a patio, and the attached three-car garage is heated and generously sized.

Tom Armstrong of Freedom Realty – Morton was the listing agent. Liliana Taimoorazi, ABR,CRS,GRI, of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group represented the buyer.

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No. 3 — $720,000 · 9667 Crossbow Dr, Bloomington, Illinois

Top home sale No. 3 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois β€” 9667 Crossbow Dr, Bloomington, Illinois, week ending November 1, 2026

On 1.91 acres of irregular, tree-shaded land in the King’s Mill subdivision, a brick traditional home built in 2012 sold for $720,000. At 5,331 square feet, it has the largest living area of the week’s five sales.

The two-story home has five bedrooms and four bathrooms. Hardwood floors run through an open main level, where the kitchen has granite counters and stainless steel appliances and the great room has a cathedral ceiling and a gas fireplace. One bedroom is on the first floor. The basement opens to the outside onto a concrete patio and has room for recreation, exercise or guests.

A screened porch and a deck look over mature landscaping kept green by an in-ground sprinkler system. The home also has a security system with cameras, a whole-house generator and an attached three-car garage. It is in the Unit 5 School District, minutes from Rivian and downtown Bloomington. The property last sold for $124,500 in 2008, before the current home was built.

Mike Manahan of RE/MAX Choice was the listing agent, and Jaiden Snodgrass of RE/MAX Rising represented the buyer.

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No. 4 — $615,000 · 1302 Watersound Way, Bloomington, Illinois

Top home sale No. 4 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois β€” 1302 Watersound Way, Bloomington, Illinois, week ending November 1, 2026

Open prairie stretches behind this Grove On Kickapoo Creek home in Bloomington, with no neighbors to the rear and Kickapoo Creek running behind the property, where there is access for fishing. Deer and pheasants are regular visitors. The corner lot is landscaped, and the yard is fenced, with a covered patio, a deck and a fire pit.

Built in 2014, the single-story walkout ranch sold for $615,000. It has 4,288 square feet, five bedrooms, and three full baths and a half bath. Inside, 10-foot ceilings rise over wood floors. The kitchen has granite counters, a double oven, an oversized island and a walk-in pantry, and it opens to a family room with a fireplace and built-in shelving. The dining room has a tray ceiling, and the primary suite has a double tray ceiling, two walk-in closets and a bath with double sinks and a tiled shower.

Downstairs, nine-foot ceilings and full-size windows bring daylight to a walkout lower level with a wet bar, a workout room, a full bath and two more bedrooms. One of those bedrooms has the home’s second fireplace and is wired for surround sound. A walking path heads toward Benjamin Elementary School, about 0.6 mile away, and the neighborhood welcomes golf carts and holds HOA events through the year. The property last sold for $535,000 in 2023.

The home went under contract 22 days after it was listed. Chrissy Hamilton of Keller Williams Revolution was the listing agent, and Noelle Burns of RE/MAX Rising represented the buyer.

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No. 5 — $521,000 · 16842 E Cheyenne Rd, Heyworth, Illinois

Top home sale No. 5 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois β€” 16842 E Cheyenne Rd, Heyworth, Illinois, week ending November 1, 2026

The week’s Heyworth sale is a property of 5.22 acres in Big Kickapoo Overlook, wooded and backing to Kickapoo Creek. A nature trail leads from the backyard down to the water, past a garden and fruit trees. A separate outbuilding of 2,160 square feet, built in 2011, is heated and cooled and has an overhead door and workbenches, and the property also has a shed.

The two-story brick and vinyl home dates to 1998, the oldest of the five, and has 3,912 square feet, five bedrooms and three bathrooms. A hardwood-floored foyer leads to a flex room that can serve for dining or living, and a main-floor bedroom suits guests or an office. The family room has a wood-burning fireplace with a gas starter and flows into an eat-in kitchen with granite counters, white cabinetry and a gas range. From the dining area, a screened porch and a deck look across the land.

Upstairs is the primary suite, with a walk-in closet, a laundry chute and a bath with a double vanity. The basement is unfinished, with nine-foot ceilings and a walk-out to the yard. The attached three-car garage has an electric vehicle charger. The property last sold for $346,000 in 2021.

The home went under contract seven days after it was listed and sold for $521,000, above its asking price of $499,000. Amanda Wycoff of BHHS Central Illinois, REALTORS was the listing agent, giving the brokerage its second listing in this week’s Top 5 along with the No. 1 sale. Stacia Jewett of Keller Williams Revolution represented the buyer.

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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.

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