Barrington

Barrington is a smaller village with a historic downtown, a Metra stop, and a reputation that spills into the wider Barrington area — surrounding villages and unincorporated land. When people say Barrington at a kitchen table, they often mean Barrington 220 geography, not only the village limits. The 2020 Census counted 10,722 people inside the village; the July 1, 2025 estimate is 10,586.

BlockShopper’s FY 2024 Cook-side median bill for Barrington was about $9,586 on a $500,000 home, near 1.9 percent effective. Lake parcels follow Lake County’s generally higher effective rates (about 2.6 percent in a Q3 2024 market write-up). Always check which county the PIN sits in.

Mean travel time is 30.5 minutes (ACS 2020–2024). Metra UP-NW stops at Barrington, 201 S. Spring Street — the same line to Ogilvie as Des Plaines or Mount Prospect, farther out on the schedule. Roads: US-14, IL-59, Lake Cook Road. Many trips outside downtown are car-first.

Barrington Community Unit School District 220 serves a large area including all or parts of Barrington and many neighboring communities. A Barrington mailing address is not always Barrington 220. ISBE.

ACS 2020–2024 median owner-occupied value is $582,500, owner occupancy 78.4 percent, median household income $147,989. The village core has older homes near downtown; the wider area includes larger lots and a wider price spread.

Downtown character, larger-lot living nearby, District 220. Higher price of entry in many Barrington-area pockets, a longer train ride than inner UP-NW towns, and confusion between village limits and the marketing name. Ride the UP-NW inbound on a weekday before you decide the commute works.