Gifford Park, Elgin
A Elgin, IL neighborhood: what the housing is, what is nearby, and what has closed there.
Gifford Park is an established neighborhood on the city's east side, encompassing a portion of Elgin's oldest residential areas. Housing stock consists primarily of Queen Anne, Stick style, and Free Classic Victorians built between 1880 and 1910 on narrow urban lots. The area is laid out in a grid centered around public park space.
Homes in Gifford Park
Single-family homes date from the 1870s through the 1920s, featuring Queen Anne, American Foursquare, and Craftsman bungalow architecture. Properties occupy a grid street layout with alleys, detached rear garages, and lot sizes averaging one-tenth to one-quarter of an acre.
Gifford Park sits inside Elgin, so the Elgin market report is the right read on prices and pace; the figures beside this are the town's, not the neighborhood's.
Landmarks and anchors
- Gifford Park
- Elgin Academy
- Channing Memorial Park
Elgin market snapshot
Source: Redfin (through May 2026) · U.S. Census ACS (2024)
Other Elgin neighborhoods
Downtown Elgin
Downtown Elgin sits along both banks of the Fox River.
Read the neighborhood page →Spring-Douglas
The Spring-Douglas Historic District is located north of downtown on the east side of the Fox River.
Read the neighborhood page →Century Oaks
Century Oaks is a mid-century subdivision located west of the Fox River.
Read the neighborhood page →Cobblers Crossing
Located on the east side of Elgin near Lake Street and US Route 20, Cobblers Crossing is a master-planned subdivision developed in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Read the neighborhood page →Providence
Providence is a planned residential community on the far west side of Elgin.
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