Homes Near Carriage Greens in Darien

Carriage Greens Country Club sits on Carriage Greens Drive in Darien, right beside Highway 55 and the private Brookeridge Airport. Darien is a city in southern DuPage County and a southwestern suburb of Chicago. It sits just north of I-55 and Historic U.S. Route 66, which is now Frontage Road.

Carriage Greens is a public course that's still family run. The Broderick family owns and operates it and keeps it open 365 days a year, and the Chicago District Golf Association lists it as a public club with 18 holes.

The layout plays to a par of 70 and offers five sets of tees, with the blue tees stretching 6,876 yards. Off the course, Carriage Greens has the On Par Restaurant and Lounge and offers wedding and banquet space, so a meal or a reception can happen right at the club.

Which neighborhoods border Carriage Greens?

Carriage Way West is one of the neighborhoods that backs right up to Carriage Greens, with properties that adjoin the golf course. A December 2017 Darien planning report identifies Carriage Way West Unit 3 as adjoining golf-course property northwest of Evergreen Lane.

Near Evergreen Lane, single-family houses surround a stretch of the course on three sides. That same report describes single-family houses northeast, southeast, and southwest of a golf-course parcel along Evergreen Lane.

Creekside Lane has course frontage as well, including a property on the 13th fairway. Darien's 2021 street inventory also places Heather Lane, Laurel Lane, and Glen Eagles Lane within the Carriage Greens subdivisions.

Views and frontage change from lot to lot, even on the same street. Walk the back property line of any home you're considering so you know exactly what you'll see from the yard.

What kinds of homes are near Carriage Greens?

The neighborhoods around Carriage Greens were planned as a mix of housing types from the beginning. Darien annexed the Carriage Greens development in 1972, and the original planned unit development called for single-family housing, multifamily housing, a golf course, recreation, and commercial uses.

The zoning reflects that mix. City planning staff reported in 2017 that the Evergreen Lane area is zoned R-3, which Darien's zoning legend describes as the Multi-Family Residence District. A search near the course can turn up both single-family houses and multifamily homes, depending on the street.

Carriage Way West has its own planned unit development on the city's zoning map. It was approved through ordinances dating to 1972 and has been amended several times since, including in 2015, 2017, and 2018. Those PUD terms shape what an owner can do with the property, so ask for the current version along with the listing paperwork before you commit.

Do you need a Carriage Greens membership to play the course?

No, Carriage Greens is a public course, so you play by booking a tee time rather than by owning a home on the fairway. It's open year round, and anyone can reserve a round.

Booking works the same way for everyone. Carriage Greens requires all golfers to provide a credit card and prepay when they reserve, and its course policies call for 48 hours' notice to cancel or reschedule to avoid a full rack-rate charge.

Homeowners along the course get some clarity from the club, too. The published course rules state that golfers are responsible for damage to the personal property of homeowners around the course.

Darien's own sales figures are the best yardstick for homes near Carriage Greens. Single-family homes in Darien sold for a median of $534,787 from July to September 2026, according to Redfin. Zillow puts the typical single-family home value in Darien at $482,563 in September 2026.

Townhouses and condos have their own numbers. Townhouses in Darien sold for a median of $385,005 over the same July to September 2026 period, according to Redfin, and condos sold for a median of $274,972. Zillow's typical condo value for Darien was $289,901 in September 2026.

Across every home type, Zillow's typical values in Darien run from $340,057 for lower-priced homes to $607,475 for higher-priced homes, with an overall typical home value of $456,310, all as of September 2026.

Buyers here have paid extra for golf course frontage. At a 2015 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, a Creekside Lane homeowner said they paid a premium for a property on the 13th fairway.

When you're comparing homes for sale in Darien, IL, the real question is how much a particular fairway lot or view is worth next to similar homes that sold without one. Bryan Bomba learned real estate as a specialized real estate appraiser, a background that helps when a home's spot on the course has to be weighed against comparable sales.

What else is there to do around Darien?

There's plenty to do in Darien beyond the golf course. The Darien Park District maintains over 160 acres of open space across 17 parks, with playgrounds, tennis and pickleball courts, and sports fields, and it offers year-round recreation programs for all ages.

South Grove Park is the largest in the park district's lineup of parks, at about 22 acres. Garden View Park fits a splash pad, playground, pavilion, community gardens, pollinator garden, and perennial maze onto less than two acres. Smart Oaks Park, off Bailey and Frontage roads, has two tennis courts, two sand volleyball courts, a soccer field, and a playground.

Indoors, the Darien Sportsplex on Plainfield Road has three National Hockey League-sized ice surfaces and a 60-by-30-yard indoor turf fieldhouse. The Community Center on Fairview Avenue has a DCFS certified preschool, multipurpose rooms, and a fitness center with cardio machines, strength machines, and a free-weight area.

For longer outings, Darien's entire south edge borders Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, a 2,503-acre preserve managed by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. It's known for the Rocky Glen waterfall, the Sawmill Creek bluff overlook, and extensive trails.

How do you get around from the Carriage Greens area?

Getting out of Darien by car is straightforward. Carriage Greens sits next to Highway 55, Darien has I-55 interchanges at Cass Avenue and Lemont Road, and I-355 access is within a half mile of the city's western border.

From Darien, downtown Oak Brook is about 15 to 20 minutes by car, O'Hare Airport is about 25 to 30 minutes, and Chicago is about 35 to 45 minutes, depending on traffic.

For train commuters, the stations in Downers Grove and Hinsdale are each about 15 to 20 minutes from Darien by car. Naperville station is about 25 to 30 minutes away.