RANKINGS • REAL ESTATE

TOP 10
BORING
HOUSES

CRITERIA Symmetry, Beige, Emotional Flatline
JUDGED BY Anonymous Neighbor with Too Much Time
AWARD The Golden Power-Washed Limestone
NOTE All addresses vaguely scrambled. Your paranoia is valid.

A loving roast of the homes that cost eight figures and still look like the loading screen of a banking app.

The List Nobody Asked For

Every house in Highland Park is technically “nice.” But some push through “nice” and land squarely in “architecturally Ambien.” We crunched the numbers (drove around once with iced coffee) to determine the ten most gloriously boring homes in town.

#10 – The Spreadsheet

A home so perfectly symmetrical it feels like a before-photo in an interior design ad. Zero risks taken. Zero thoughts, just columns.

#9 – The Beige Fortress

Miles of taupe stucco, two identical SUVs, and a front door that appears to lead directly into a tax bracket.

#8 – The Tuscan Time Capsule

Built in 2014 but determined to be 2004 forever. Faux-stone arches, wrought-iron everything, and a wine cellar that has only ever seen pinot grigio.

#7 – The Champion of Chill

Our winner boasts three garages, zero personality, and a lawn so uniform it might be rendered. It is the physical embodiment of “we let the builder pick everything.”

#6 – The Spreadsheet

A home so perfectly symmetrical it feels like a before-photo in an interior design ad. Zero risks taken. Zero thoughts, just columns.

#5 – The Beige Fortress

Miles of taupe stucco, two identical SUVs, and a front door that appears to lead directly into a tax bracket.

#4 – The Tuscan Time Capsule

Built in 2014 but determined to be 2004 forever. Faux-stone arches, wrought-iron everything, and a wine cellar that has only ever seen pinot grigio.

#3 – The Champion of Chill

Our winner boasts three garages, zero personality, and a lawn so uniform it might be rendered. It is the physical embodiment of “we let the builder pick everything.”

#2 – The Champion of Chill

Our winner boasts three garages, zero personality, and a lawn so uniform it might be rendered. It is the physical embodiment of “we let the builder pick everything.”

#1 – The Champion of Chill

Our winner boasts three garages, zero personality, and a lawn so uniform it might be rendered. It is the physical embodiment of “we let the builder pick everything.”

Why Roast the Houses?

The joke isn’t that these homes are bad; they’re not. The joke is that in a neighborhood this wealthy, even the wildest dreams somehow end up looking exactly the same.