Why Elburn

Strategic Location
Residential
Elburn offers a wide range of affordable residential housing options for every lifestyle and stage of life. Elburn’s newest master-planned community is Shodeen Homes’ Elburn Station. Elburn Station has a variety of homes including traditional and neo-traditional single-family residences, attached townhomes, stacked flats with elevators and underground parking and walk-up apartments which makes it a perfect choice for all home buyers. Downtown Elburn (Old Elburn) offers residents stately old homes and picturesque streets where they can walk or bike to their favorite diner or shop in just a few minutes. In addition our community has many subdivisions and neighborhoods that offer amenities such as bike trails, open spaces and parks! And for those who prefer a simpler, rustic or rural setting…Elburn has it all!
Video courtesy of Shodeen Home’s Elburn Station.

Business & Industry
Many well-known commercial businesses reside in Elburn along Rt. 47 including AutoZone, Bob Jass Chevrolet, Dunkin Donuts, Hair Cuttery, Jewel Osco, McDonald’s, NAPA Auto Parts, Rosati’s Pizza, Subway, Taco Bell and Walgreens.
Visit downtown Elburn where you will find all of the local favorites like the Corner Grind, Paisano’s Pizza, Reams Meat Market, Schmidts Towne Tap and more!
A variety of industries can be found in Elburn including: Agriculture, Arts & Recreation, Construction, Education, Entertainment, Finance & Insurance, Food Services, Healthcare & Social Assistance, Non-profits, Repair & Maintenance, Retail Trade, Real Estate and Wholesale Trade.
View a list of Elburn’s Largest Industrial Retailers.
Parks & Recreation
The Village of Elburn has many beautiful community parks and open spaces! Elburn Lions Community Park located in the heart of Elburn features over 25 acres of land, community playground, softball fields and banquet and pavilion rentals. In addition Elburn offers two forest preserves Johnson’s Mound and Elburn Forest Preserve where hiking, sledding and a family picnic can be enjoyed. In 2019 the Village of Elburn received a $400,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for Keslinger and Liberty Community Park.

Village of Elburn Mission
We are and shall be an innovative community that maintains small town values while working to: Enhance the quality of life of our residents; Promote and Support our businesses; and Welcome new opportunities which enable the Village of Elburn to be the ideal place to live, work, worship, and play.