The five highest-priced home sales reported in McHenry County, Illinois for the week ending November 1, 2026 came to a combined $3.409 million. Four of the five were in Crystal Lake and one was in McHenry, and all of them are single-family homes.
The group spans seven decades of building, from a brick home finished in 1936 to a ranch completed in 2006,, and they range from a single-story ranch to a three-story home.
No. 1 — $760,000 · 2820 N Bayview Ln, McHenry, Illinois
The top sale of the week was a brick-and-vinyl ranch on the shore of Lake Weston, the private lake at the center of Weston Lake Estates in McHenry. The home at 2820 North Bayview Lane sold for $760,000.
Built in 2006, it is the newest of the five homes and, at 4,000 square feet, the largest. Everything needed for daily life is on one level: three bedrooms, two bathrooms, hardwood floors, arched openings and tray and vaulted ceilings. The open kitchen comes fully equipped, and the primary suite has a soaking tub, a separate shower and a large window facing the lake. The family room, with a gas fireplace, also looks out over the water.
Below is a full walkout basement, still unfinished and already plumbed for a bathroom. The lakefront lot covers one landscaped acre, with a composite deck and a patio, and the lake offers fishing right from the backyard. Through the association, owners can add a private dock, pier or sandy beach. Lake Weston suits trolling motors, while bigger boats can reach the Chain O’Lakes from a community marina a short way down the street on Lauderdale Court. The home also has a two-car attached garage. The property last sold before the current home was built, for $100,000 in 1997.
The home went under contract 13 days after it was listed. Gloria Jenson, ABR,SFR,SRES, of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate was the listing agent, and Kevin Kalbach, CRS, of Realty Executives Cornerstone represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $690,000 · 6214 N Wyndwood Dr, Crystal Lake, Illinois
In the Wyndwood subdivision of Crystal Lake, a cedar-and-stone two-story on a private one-acre lot sold for $690,000. With five bedrooms and four bathrooms, three full and one half, it has more of both than any other home in this week’s group.
A brick paver walk leads to the front porch and into a two-story foyer. Hardwood runs across the first floor, where a bedroom and full bathroom make a self-contained space for a relative or guest. The kitchen pairs quartz counters with off-white maple cabinets and has its own baking station and pantry. The family room has beamed ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace, and the home also has a laundry room and a mudroom.
The finished basement adds a wet bar, a half bath, a workshop and storage. Outside are an 18-by-30-foot composite deck and a gazebo wired for electricity. The home, built in 1985, has 3,261 square feet and a three-car attached garage. It last sold for $376,500 in 2016.
Lora Mahnke of CENTURY 21 New Heritage was the listing agent, and Sarah Leonard, e-PRO, of Legacy Properties, A Sarah Leonard Company, LLC represented the buyer. The home went under contract 17 days after it was listed.
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No. 3 — $685,000 · 9614 Partridge Ln, Crystal Lake, Illinois
What sets 9614 Partridge Lane apart is the land around it. The Turnberry home sits on 0.55 acres and backs to conservation district woods, with no neighbors behind it, in a golf course community about 2.5 miles from Crystal Lake’s beach. It sold for $685,000.
The grounds were professionally landscaped with bluestone patios and walkways, landscape lighting, a fire pit set in crushed granite and a spot meant for a hammock. There is also a built-in gas line for the grill.
The 1977 home, finished in brick, cedar and stucco, has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,900 square feet. Its kitchen was fully redone with custom quarter-sawn oak cabinets made by Amish craftsmen, a Viking range, granite counters and a cast-iron farmhouse sink. The dining room beside it has plantation shutters and oversized windows, and the family room centers on a brick fireplace with gas logs. The formal living room now serves as a billiards room. Crown molding, wainscoting and hardwood carry through much of the main floor, which also has a bedroom and a large office with a closet.
All of the bathrooms were remodeled in 2022. Upstairs, the primary bath has heated travertine floors and a travertine shower with a bench and two shower heads, and the primary suite has a custom walk-in closet. In the partially finished basement are a recreation area and a workshop wired for 220 volts. The property last sold for $335,000 in 2010.
The home went under contract seven days after it was listed. Joy Pyszka of Keller Williams Inspire was the listing agent, and Miranda Alt of Keller Williams Success Realty represented the buyer. Pyszka also appears in this week’s Top 5 as the buyer’s agent for 86 Dole Avenue.
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No. 4 — $674,000 · 2203 Crystal Way, Crystal Lake, Illinois
The Crystal Woods home at 2203 Crystal Way sold for $674,000 after going under contract eight days after it was listed. Built in 2002 on a 1.03-acre corner lot, the brick two-story has a view of a pond at the back of the property, and the lot has mature trees.
Inside, a two-story foyer opens to formal living and dining rooms, and a butler’s pantry serves the dining room. The two-story family room rises to a floor-to-ceiling custom stone fireplace. The kitchen has custom cabinetry, a large center island and hardwood floors. A first-floor bedroom has been used as an office.
The primary suite upstairs has its own bath and views of the water, and two more bedrooms, a full bath and a large loft complete the second floor. All told, the home has four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and 3,417 square feet. The unfinished lower level includes a second laundry area and connects directly to the four-car garage, the most garage space of any home in the group.
A three-season porch and a patio lead out to the yard. The water is used for fishing and non-motorized boating such as kayaking in summer and for ice skating in winter. The property last sold for $55,000 in 2002.
Kim Alden of Compass was the listing agent, and Diego Valdes of Keller Williams ONEChicago represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $600,000 · 86 Dole Ave, Crystal Lake, Illinois
The oldest home in this week’s Top 5 is a solid brick home from 1936 known as the Arwin Bauer house. It has a historic plaque and stands on a corner lot on Dole Avenue, the street that hosts Crystal Lake’s parade. The home at 86 Dole Avenue sold for $600,000.
Much of the original character remains: curved plaster ceilings, arched doorways with solid wood doors, built-ins and hardwood floors. The living room has a wood-burning fireplace, with a small reading room just off it, and a sunroom and separate dining room add space for company. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances and a breakfast bar.
The home rises three stories and has 1,726 square feet, three bedrooms and three bathrooms, two full and one half. On the second floor, the primary suite has a private bath and a separate sitting room, and the same floor has a second bedroom. The third bedroom fills the top floor, finished in knotty wood. The partially finished basement has room for entertaining, and the detached two-car garage has a storage loft. Outside are a large patio, a deck and a roof deck. The home is close to Metra, local restaurants and shops, and the main beach. It last sold for $450,000 in 2021.
Lisa Godzicki, ABR,E-PRO,SRES, of Century 21 Integra was the listing agent. Joy Pyszka of Keller Williams Inspire represented the buyer, a second Top 5 sale this week for Pyszka, who was also the listing agent for 9614 Partridge Lane.
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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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