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Live Batavia listings updated daily from the MLS — plus what local buyers should know before making a move.
Private pools are genuinely rare in Batavia — a handful of listings a year, concentrated in the luxury and acreage stock where lots are big enough to site one properly. The town compensates in two distinctive ways: Tanglewood Hills includes a residents-only clubhouse pool complex in its association, and every Batavian gets Harold Hall Quarry Beach — the park district’s swimming quarry with sand bottom, diving tower, and drop slide, a city amenity most suburbs simply don’t have.
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Active listings pulled directly from the MLS.
Expect private in-ground pools mostly behind Tanglewood Hills customs and west-side acreage homes, usually paired with the square footage and pricing to match ($750K+). Above-ground pools appear on the east side’s bigger lots. On any pool home we verify heater and liner age, fence code compliance, and whether the equipment conveys serviced.
If the actual requirement is “swimming all summer” rather than “pool in the yard,” weigh the alternatives honestly: Tanglewood Hills’ association pool comes without the maintenance line item, and Quarry Beach season passes cost less than a single pool opening. If the requirement is the private pool itself, patience — the right listing appears a few times a season.
Pool inspections are their own trade — we bring a pool contractor, not just a home inspector, for liner, heater, pump, and plumbing condition. Budget honestly: opening/closing, chemicals, and electricity run four figures annually, and liner or heater replacement cycles are five-figure events. Insurance riders and fence compliance round out the checklist.
Pool homes in the Chicago suburbs polarize buyers, which cuts both ways: sellers price the pool at a fraction of installed cost, so a buyer who truly wants one buys the improvement at a discount. Resale works the same direction — own it because you’ll use it.
Whether you are just starting your search or ready to schedule a showing, Kealan O’Neil is here to help you every step of the way.