Shady Hill Home with Fox River access available in Barrington

One of Barrington's best kept secrets is the Shady Hill community which backs up to the Fox River with a private beach, piers and year around recreation for the community residents.

The home has 1249 square feet and 2 bedrooms and 1 bath. There is also an unfinished basement for storage or to increase living space.

The kitchen is recently updated with new granite, cabinets, appliances and flooring. Bath is recently remodeled too.

This home has a long list of recent updates including: copper plumbing, new flooring on main level, updated electrical, can lighting in living room and bedrooms, new carpeting, new driveway, new pump, new iron filtration system and new water softener.

The home is located on a double lot and has a new front porch and landscaping.

There is a stone fireplace in the living room, central air, and a 2 car detached garage.

There is central air and appliances, as well as washer and dryer are included. The 2016 taxes were $2020 and the school district is the desirable Barrington 220.

Barrington is located about 32 miles northwest of Chicago and is an area of wetlands, forest preserves, parks, horse trails in a country-suburban setting. The zip code 60010 is the 7th wealthiest zip codes in the nation with cities of 20000 or more.

The motto is a "a great place to live, work and play."

Population is estimated at 42,934, with 15,713 households. Over 6000 homes feature children, and there has been a 3% population grown since 2000. The median age is 33.45 years of age. The population is 50/50 male/female and 71% of the population is married, 19% are single. Divorced, widowed and separated make up the remaining population.

The median home sale price was $465,000, with an annual turnover rate of 14.59% and 45.87% of the residents stay in their home 5 years or more.

Home ownership is high in Barrington, with 85% of the population owning, 9% renting and 6% vacant.

Retail is the largest employer, followed by services, construction, manufacturing, finance, and transporation and communication. Seventy-nine percent of the population is employed in white collar jobs.

The average household income is $179,308, with average per capita income of $66024. However, the greatest number of households (almost 2500) make between $150,000 and $200000, with about 1750 households in the $250-500,000 range and about 1200 homes ranking in the $500,000+ range.

The overwhelming majority (83%) drive to work, while a small percentage (8%) use public transportation.

Most Barrington residents are college educated with 9,732 earning bachelor degrees, 6,145 with graduate degrees, 4,429 reporting "some college" and 1724 with associate degrees.

Barrington features a large variety of public and private schools at all levels. The public schools get a 10 rating from the Great Schools rating system. It is the 220 school district.
This listing is offered by John Herman, Barrington Realtor. To see it email assistant @propertyup.com or call 847 847 4711.