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Prairie Meadows is a roughly 150-home single-family neighborhood off Kennedy Road on Yorkville’s northeast side, developed by Menards’ real estate arm in the mid-2000s around 8-acre Riemenschneider Park.
Prairie Meadows is one of Yorkville’s more unusual development stories: the land was assembled and platted by Menard, Inc. — the Eau Claire-based home improvement retailer — whose real estate division develops subdivisions on farmland adjacent to its stores. The neighborhood sits directly east of the Yorkville Menards on the Route 34 corridor, reached from Kennedy Road just north of East Veterans Parkway (US 34) and east of Route 47. AMG Homes bought the bulk of the lots — about 130 of the roughly 150 platted homesites — and built most of the housing stock between 2005 and 2007, with original base prices in the $270s to high $370s.
The neighborhood is organized around Riemenschneider Park, an 8-acre city park at 600 Hayden Drive built in 2007 with help from a $400,000 state OSLAD grant. It packs in two baseball/softball fields, a fire-truck-themed tot lot, a larger play structure, a shelter, a perimeter walking path, and a seasonal splash pad that runs Memorial Day through Labor Day. Streets carry prairie-plant names — Bluestem, Switchgrass, Wild Indigo, Prairie Rose, Prairie Clover — and a volunteer-run homeowners association, formed in 2008, maintains the entrance signage, berms, and common areas. Autumn Creek and its elementary school sit immediately east, with Route 34 shopping a few minutes away.
For buyers, Prairie Meadows lands squarely in Yorkville’s mid-market: recent resales have run from the mid $400s to the high $500s, with the 2026 median sale around $500K — above entry-level communities like Bristol Bay’s condo sections but well below the custom acreage neighborhoods. Homes skew large for the price, mostly 4-bedroom plans from roughly 1,700 to over 4,000 square feet on quarter-acre-class lots, and the HOA fee is modest. It is a small community, so turnover is thin — typically only a handful of sales a year — and the city’s inventory reports show construction has continued on remaining lots into the 2020s, so an occasional new build appears alongside resales.
Pricing reflects Prairie Meadows sales and active listings as of mid-2026.
The core of the neighborhood: AMG Homes plans from roughly 1,700 to 3,700 square feet, mostly 3–5 bedrooms with 2–4 baths on lots averaging about a quarter acre. Recent resales have closed from the mid $400s to the high $500s, with occasional smaller or dated homes trading lower. They suit buyers who want more square footage than entry-level Yorkville communities offer at a similar price point.
See listings →A handful of lots remained after the original build-out, and city records show new single-family homes completed in the 2020s, with some construction as recent as 2024–2026. These newer builds tend to price at the top of the neighborhood’s range. Availability is limited and changes quickly — we verify what is actually buildable or under construction before you tour.
See listings →Every active Prairie Meadows listing, updated in real time from the MLS.
The neighborhood’s 8-acre city park at 600 Hayden Drive, built in 2007 with a $400,000 OSLAD grant. It includes two baseball/softball fields, a fire-truck-themed tot lot, a play structure for ages 5–12, swings, a shelter, and open multipurpose space.
Riemenschneider Park’s water spray feature runs Memorial Day through Labor Day, and a perimeter walking path loops the park year-round. Both sit inside the neighborhood, so most homes are a short walk away on connected sidewalks.
Prairie Meadows backs up to the East Veterans Parkway (US 34) retail corridor — the Yorkville Menards is literally next door, with groceries, restaurants, and services a few minutes’ drive in either direction along Route 34.
A volunteer-run homeowners association, formed in 2008, maintains the entrance monuments, berms, and common areas. With no clubhouse or pool to fund, dues stay modest — roughly $300–$350 a year based on recent listings.
Prairie Meadows is served by Yorkville Community Unit School District 115. Verify current attendance boundaries with the district, as they can change.
Located on Autumn Creek Boulevard roughly a half mile east of Prairie Meadows, close enough that many addresses are within walking distance via connected sidewalks. Confirm the current attendance boundary with CUSD 115, as some Yorkville addresses split elementary grades between buildings.
The district’s middle school sits on Yorkville’s south side off Route 47, roughly four miles from the neighborhood; students ride district transportation.
Located at 797 Game Farm Road near downtown Yorkville, about three miles southwest of Prairie Meadows via Route 34 and Route 47.
Prairie Meadows is about two miles northeast of downtown Yorkville, where the Fox River, Bicentennial Riverfront Park, and the Marge Cline Whitewater Course anchor the town’s core. Raging Waves water park is a short drive up Route 47, and the Kendall Marketplace shopping district sits on the west side of town along Route 34.
US 34 runs along the neighborhood’s southern edge, putting Oswego about 15 minutes east and the Aurora–Naperville employment corridor within roughly 30 minutes. Route 47 connects north to I-88 in about 20 minutes and south toward Route 71 and Plainfield-area routes.
Downtown Chicago is roughly 55 miles away, typically via Route 47 or Orchard Road to I-88. For rail commuters, Metra’s BNSF line runs from the Aurora and Route 59 stations, each about a 20–30 minute drive, with express service into Union Station.
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