Modified Ranch home in sought after Trout Valley! What a beautiful home! Slate entry foyer with 2 story ceiling gives an airy feeling upon entering the home. Kitchen is a dream, perfect for hosting holidays with space to have everyone at one table! Cherry cabinets, granite countertops, enjoy the special feature of the brick fireplace while preparing meals. Have a cup of coffee or tea in the quaint kitchen sitting room. On those warm nights, relax in the screen room and enjoy the sounds of summer. What makes this home unique is the primary and two other bedrooms are on the main floor; while upstairs have a loft and two more bedrooms that are currently used as a sewing room and office. You will love the beamed ceiling and brick wall in the dining room which faces the front of the home. Family room has plenty of space to gather with family around the oversized fireplace. French doors lead you to the backyard with brick paver patio, perennials popping up at all different seasons, along with the babbling brook at the back of the acre property. Oversized 2 car garage with an epoxy floor is awesome! Bonus: Partially finished basement! Want to feel like you're on vacation where you live?! You've found it, think of it as a nature preserve; heavily wooded, hilly terrain, hiking paths, rare plants and flowers along the paths, winding roads, every season change brings on a new beauty that makes you say wow, I live here. It is a lifestyle community that has all the amenities you can ever want. Equestrians, you can board your horse at the Trout Valley barn! Boaters, drop your boat at the Trout Valley launch for FREE! Marina and launch were newly refurbished. Tennis and Pickleball enthusiasts, private courts await you. Golfers hop in the golf cart and cruise over to the Cary Country Club for a round of golf and lovely views of the course off the country club's deck. Fisherman, fly fish in several private ponds or drop a line in Tom Sawyer Pond. Socialize with the neighbors at the Riverfront Lodge or Barn where you not only know your neighbors but they become lifelong friends. Where else can you have all this? Here!... and, yet you're only 5 min to the Metra train and 60 min to downtown Chicago! Situated between Fox Bluff Conservation Area, Fox River and Cary Country Club 18-hole public golf course.
Single-familyProperty Type
1964Year Built
0.93 acresLot Size
$211Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Michelle Mackey• Baird & Warner
Bought with Corey Barker• Keller Williams North Shore West
STORYBOOK CHARM! Totally updated for today's lifestyle w/ 1st flr Mstr Ste/Kitchen/FamRm expansion & 2nd flr addition. Gracious Entry, DR w/exposed brick & distressed beams, fabulous LR w/handsome fplce & wall of windows offering exquisite views of the private setting. Granite Kitchen w/Fam Rm,Hearth Rm &2nd fplce, lovely screened porch. Many recent improv. Magnificent gardens, landscaping & creek..come fall in love!
Public Records
Jul 28, 1995
Sold
$255,000
$85/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$13,169 (+3.4%)
$31,842 + $149,114
$180,956
2024
$12,741 (+2.2%)
$29,453 + $137,928
$167,381
2023
$12,467 (+1.0%)
$26,342 + $123,359
$149,701
2022
$12,350 (+4.8%)
$33,357 + $111,275
$144,632
2021
$11,787 (+3.0%)
$31,076 + $103,666
$134,742
2020
$11,444 (+2.0%)
$29,976 + $99,996
$129,972
2019
$11,223 (−6.7%)
$28,691 + $95,708
$124,399
2018
$12,024 (+1.8%)
$28,279 + $101,460
$129,739
2017
$11,806 (+0.6%)
$28,279 + $101,460
$129,739
2016
$11,737 (+0.5%)
$26,641 + $95,582
$122,223
2015
$11,674 (+20.9%)
$24,987 + $89,647
$114,634
2013
$9,657 (+2.0%)
$23,310 + $68,928
$92,238
2012
$9,465 (−14.8%)
$24,848 + $73,476
$98,324
2011
$11,105 (+4.7%)
$27,324 + $104,379
$131,703
2010
$10,610 (+1.2%)
$29,202 + $111,552
$140,754
2008
$10,489 (+6.4%)
$29,202 + $126,087
$155,289
2007
$9,861
$28,396 + $122,605
$151,001
Tax history for 229 Valley Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$13,169 (+3.4%)
$31,842 + $149,114
$180,956
2024
$12,741 (+2.2%)
$29,453 + $137,928
$167,381
2023
$12,467 (+1.0%)
$26,342 + $123,359
$149,701
2022
$12,350 (+4.8%)
$33,357 + $111,275
$144,632
2021
$11,787 (+3.0%)
$31,076 + $103,666
$134,742
2020
$11,444 (+2.0%)
$29,976 + $99,996
$129,972
2019
$11,223 (−6.7%)
$28,691 + $95,708
$124,399
2018
$12,024 (+1.8%)
$28,279 + $101,460
$129,739
2017
$11,806 (+0.6%)
$28,279 + $101,460
$129,739
2016
$11,737 (+0.5%)
$26,641 + $95,582
$122,223
2015
$11,674 (+20.9%)
$24,987 + $89,647
$114,634
2013
$9,657 (+2.0%)
$23,310 + $68,928
$92,238
2012
$9,465 (−14.8%)
$24,848 + $73,476
$98,324
2011
$11,105 (+4.7%)
$27,324 + $104,379
$131,703
2010
$10,610 (+1.2%)
$29,202 + $111,552
$140,754
2008
$10,489 (+6.4%)
$29,202 + $126,087
$155,289
2007
$9,861
$28,396 + $122,605
$151,001
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Public record
Public record
Permits
Beds
4
Baths
2.5
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
1.01 Acres
Year renovated
—
Sq. Ft.
2,992
Year built
1964
Style
Single Family Residential
County
McHenry County
APN
19-24-103-006
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jun 15, 2026.
Jul 1, 2025 • Final
Residential swimming pool or hot tub
Pool and hot tub
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