O'Neil Property Group
Blackberry Creek is Elburn’s largest community, spread east of Route 47 between Keslinger and Hughes Roads — built out from the early 2000s through the mid-2020s around 202 acres of parks and conservation land, with an elementary school inside the neighborhood.
Blackberry Creek is the neighborhood that changed Elburn’s scale. Before it, the village was an in-town grid surrounded by farms; the first Blackberry Creek phases in the early 2000s brought subdivision living — sidewalks, parks, a trail network — without moving the town’s center of gravity away from Main Street. Today it stretches east of Route 47 between Keslinger and Hughes Roads, an easy drive (or bike ride) to both downtown and the Metra terminus.
The housing mix is the widest in the village. Multiple builders worked the community across two decades — Kennedy Homes, Shodeen, Taylor Morrison, and Patrick Homes among them — delivering everything from attached homes around 1,550 square feet to single-family plans over 5,400 square feet, with the final phases closing out in the mid-2020s. That range means first-time buyers, move-up families, and downsizers all shop the same neighborhood, which keeps resale demand steady across price points.
Recent activity tells the story: closed sales have generally run from the mid $370s to the mid $700s, with a median around $515K and actives reaching the $770s. Open space is the community’s calling card — 202 acres of parks and conservation land, ponds, and connecting trails — and Kaneland’s Blackberry Creek Elementary sits inside the neighborhood. Two practical notes we flag for every buyer: association fees differ meaningfully between the single-family and attached sections, and some sections carry a Special Service Area assessment on the tax bill, so we pull the exact numbers on any specific address.
Pricing reflects recent Blackberry Creek sales and MLS-fed subdivision data as of mid-2026.
The attached sections — generally 2000s-built, around 1,550–1,850 square feet with attached garages — are the neighborhood’s entry point and among the lowest-priced ways into Kaneland schools in Elburn. Association fees cover exterior, lawn, and snow; confirm coverage by section.
See listings →The heart of the community: three- to four-bedroom two-stories from the 2003–2010s phases, generally 2,000–3,000 square feet with two- or three-car garages. Recent closed sales cluster here, with a neighborhood median around $515K. Homes backing to parks, ponds, or trails carry premiums.
See listings →The biggest floor plans — up to roughly 5,400 square feet — plus the newest phases delivered into 2025. Recent actives have listed into the $770s. These compete with new construction at Elburn Station and custom resales in Hughes Creek, usually winning on interior space per dollar.
See listings →Blackberry Creek listings appear within the full Elburn market feed — inventory here is limited, so we watch it daily and alert clients the moment something hits.
The master plan reserved 202 acres for parks and conservation land, threaded with walking and biking trails and dotted with ponds. Most streets are within a short walk of green space — it’s the amenity buyers mention first.
Kaneland Blackberry Creek Elementary sits within the community, reachable by sidewalk from much of the neighborhood. Confirm the current attendance boundary with CUSD 302 for any specific address.
The internal trail network links sections of the neighborhood to each other and toward town, so bikes genuinely function as transportation here — to the park, to school, and toward downtown Elburn.
The UP-W terminus — with its guaranteed morning seat — and downtown Elburn’s Main Street (Ream’s Meat Market, Obscurity Brewing, Prairie Park, the library) are both a five-minute drive from anywhere in the community.
Blackberry Creek is served by Kaneland Community Unit School District 302. Verify current attendance boundaries with the district, as they can change.
Located inside the Blackberry Creek community; many addresses can walk via internal sidewalks. Confirm the current attendance boundary with the district for any specific address.
The district middle school, located in Sugar Grove, roughly a 10-minute drive; district bus service covers the neighborhood.
The district’s single high school, on Route 47 in Maple Park just north of Elburn — about a 10-minute drive from the community.
Route 47 forms the neighborhood’s western edge, putting the village’s grocery and daily errands at the community’s doorstep. Downtown Main Street — Ream’s, Obscurity Brewing, Prairie Park, and the Town & Country Library — is about five minutes northwest.
The Metra UP-W terminus in downtown Elburn is about five minutes away with commuter parking. Boarding at the first stop means an empty train and a guaranteed seat — roughly 75 minutes to Ogilvie Transportation Center.
Route 47 runs south to I-88 in about ten minutes for tollway access. Route 38 heads east into Geneva in about 15 minutes, connecting to the Randall Road corridor, Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, and the Tri-Cities’ downtowns.
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