Bensenville · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Bensenville.
- Active listings
- 13
- Median list
- $420K
- Avg time on market
- 7 days
- Sold · last year
- 121
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About the community
Living in Bensenville.
Bensenville sits right against the western fence of O'Hare in southeast DuPage County, and the airport quietly drives almost everything here, from the freight yards to the warehouse jobs to the flight paths overhead. The housing is mostly post-WWII ranches and Cape Cods on grid streets west of York Road, with newer townhomes scattered in. Kids go to Bensenville Elementary District 2 for K-8 and then to Fenton Community High School in District 100, both of which pull from Bensenville plus pieces of Wood Dale and Addison. Compared to premium DuPage neighbors like Elmhurst or Itasca, Bensenville comes in at a noticeably lower price point, which is why it tends to be the entry door into the county for buyers who still want DuPage taxes and schools without an Elmhurst sticker. The character is plainspoken and blue-collar, with a downtown around Center Street, a real Metra stop on the Milwaukee District West Line, and Redmond Recreational Complex doing most of the recreation heavy lifting.
At a glance
~18,800 residents
18,813 at the 2020 Census, a blue-collar DuPage village pressed against O'Hare.
D2 + Fenton 100
Bensenville Elementary District 2 (K-8) feeds Fenton Community High School in DuPage HS District 100.
Right next to O'Hare
About 8 to 9 miles from the terminals, roughly a 15 to 18 minute drive.
Milwaukee District West
Bensenville station sits 17.2 miles from Chicago Union Station on the MD-W line.
Typical home ~$280K
Zillow ZHVI about $280,448, one of the lower DuPage price tiers.
Redmond Recreational Complex
88-acre park at 735 E Jefferson Street with ice arena, ball fields, ropes course, and a 1.1-mile reservoir loop.
CPKC freight hub
Bensenville Yard is CPKC's largest freight and marshaling yard in the U.S., once one of the largest in the world.
White Pines Golf Club
Two 18-hole championship courses on 260+ acres, owned by the Bensenville Park District since 1967.
What’s close
Bensenville sits in the southeast corner of DuPage County, pressed right up against O'Hare and split by the rail yard that built the town.
- Downtown Bensenville (Center Street)
- The civic core around Center and Green Streets, anchored by the Bensenville Theatre and Music in the Park summer concerts.
- Bensenville Metra station
- On the Milwaukee District West Line, 17.2 miles inbound to Chicago Union Station.
- Industrial corridor (York / Irving Park)
- Warehouse, freight, and airport-services belt running along York Road and IL-19 / Irving Park Road.
- Residential neighborhoods west of York Road
- The bulk of the mid-century single-family housing sits west of York, away from the rail yard and main O'Hare flight paths.
- Redmond Recreational Complex
- 88-acre park at 735 E Jefferson Street with three ice sheets at Edge Ice Arena, ball fields, courts, ropes course, and a reservoir loop.
- ORD-adjacent commercial belt
- The east side of the village runs into O'Hare and the I-490 / IL-390 tollway interchange now landing direct ramps at York Road.
What it’s actually like to live here
Bensenville has a working family character that does not pretend to be anything it isn't. The village's blue-collar history runs straight from the German farmers of the 1870s, through the freight yard and warehouse jobs of the 20th century, and into today's airport and logistics workforce. Population is roughly half Hispanic and 40 percent White, the median household income is in the high $70Ks, and homeownership runs just over 50 percent, which is meaningfully different from the Elmhurst or Hinsdale demographics on the other side of DuPage. The vibe is closer to a near-northwest Chicago neighborhood than to a manicured Burr Ridge subdivision.
For day-to-day life, the Bensenville Park District punches above its weight. Redmond Recreational Complex covers 88 acres with the three-sheet Edge Ice Arena (formerly the Chicago Blackhawks practice facility), an outdoor water park, ball fields, an Outer Edge ropes course, and a 1.1-mile reservoir walking path. White Pines Golf Club, a 36-hole village park-district facility owned since 1967, sits a few blocks from downtown. Downtown itself hosts Music in the Park concerts and classic car cruise nights through the summer along Green and Center Streets, plus the two-screen Bensenville Theatre. Fischer Farm preserves the original 1836 German homestead with a 4-H club, summer farm camp, and produce sales.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Bensenville community pages coming soon.
Browse the listings above. Detailed neighborhood pages with market stats, school info, and lifestyle take-downs land here as we roll them out.
Schools
Districts serving Bensenville.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D2Grades Pre-K – 8
Bensenville School District 2
Schools serving the area
- Blackhawk Middle School
- Tioga Elementary
- W.A. Johnson Elementary
- Chippewa Elementary
- Mohawk Elementary
District 2 covers Bensenville and pieces of Wood Dale and Addison. Some village-edge addresses can attribute into Wood Dale 7 or Itasca 10 elementary instead, always verify by PIN.
- D100Grades 9 – 12
DuPage High School District 100
Schools serving the area
- Fenton Community High School
Single comprehensive high school serving grades 9 through 12 from Bensenville, Wood Dale, and a small portion of Addison.
Around town
What there is to do in Bensenville.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Family
White Pines Golf Club
Two 18-hole championship courses on 260+ acres, owned by the Bensenville Park District since 1967, with a pro shop, banquet hall, and 37 Bar & Grill.
- Parks
Redmond Recreational Complex
88 acres with ball fields, basketball and volleyball courts, ropes course, skate park, a 1.1-mile reservoir path, and the Edge Ice Arena attached.
- Culture
Fischer Farm
Living-history homestead at 16W680 Grand Avenue with a 190-year-old log cabin, a 1919 farmhouse, pre-Civil-War barns, and a working farm with honey, eggs, and produce.
- Family
Edge Ice Arena
Two regulation sheets at 735 E Jefferson Street. The main rink seats 2,800 and once served as the Chicago Blackhawks training facility, now home to Roosevelt University hockey and youth and adult leagues.
- Culture
Bensenville Theatre
Two-screen village-run cinema and event venue downtown at 9 S Center Street, running first-run and classic films plus community events.
- Culture
Music in the Park
Free Wednesday concert series with a classic car cruise on Green and Center Streets, running June through August downtown.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Bensenville.
- Stations: Bensenville
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 17.2 miles to downtown Chicago
- Routes: I-294 (Tri-State) · IL 83 / Kingery Highway · IL 19 / Irving Park Road · York Road
- O'Hare Airport: ~17 min
- Chicago Loop: ~35 min
- Elmhurst: ~10 min
By the numbers
Bensenville taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.44%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$345,000
MRED · last 12 mo (121 sales)
Median household income
$79,515
ACS
How Bensenville got here
A bit of history.
Bensenville was settled by German farmers in the 1830s, mostly families from Hanover and Prussia (Fischers, Franzens, Korthauers, Koehlers, Lessemans, Schmidts) escaping crop failures and chasing land in the New World. The village was formally established in 1873 along the Milwaukee Road right-of-way, and the name came from settler Henry Schuette's memory of Bensen, Germany, with a post office opening that same year to serve what was then a dairy and sod-breaking farm hub. The Fischer family homestead, established around 1836, still stands today as Fischer Farm under the Bensenville Park District.
The railroad turned Bensenville from a farm village into an industrial town. The Milwaukee Road built its first major freight station and engine shed here by 1916, and by 1953 the Bensenville Yard had grown into one of the world's largest marshaling yards, with 70 directional tracks, roughly 200 km of track, and capacity for almost 9,000 freight cars. After World War II the construction of O'Hare on Bensenville's eastern doorstep reshaped the village again, layering airline, freight, and warehouse jobs on top of the rail base. Today the yard is operated by CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City) and remains CPKC's largest freight and marshaling yard in the United States.
The questions buyers actually ask
Bensenville FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Bensenville. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- How is O'Hare noise in Bensenville?
- It depends on where you stand. The east side of Bensenville butts directly against the O'Hare fence and sits under departure and arrival paths, so you will hear planes. The neighborhoods west of York Road are noticeably quieter than the east-side blocks. If you are noise-sensitive, look at exact runway flow patterns and consider west-of-York or the Wood Dale-adjacent edge.
- How are Bensenville schools?
- K-8 is Bensenville School District 2, which covers the village plus parts of Wood Dale and Addison. High school is Fenton Community in DuPage District 100, serving Bensenville, Wood Dale, and a sliver of Addison. They are not Hinsdale Central or York, but they are funded, stable DuPage districts with the usual extracurricular slate, and the price point reflects honest expectations rather than premium-suburb hype.
- What's the Metra commute from Bensenville?
- Bensenville sits on the Milwaukee District West Line at 17.2 miles from Chicago Union Station. Run times vary by schedule and express versus local, but you are generally in the 30 to 40 minute range to Union Station. The walkable downtown around Center Street gives you actual coffee and food right by the platform.
- What's the entry price tier in DuPage?
- Bensenville is one of the lower price points you can get with a DuPage address. The Zillow typical home value is around $280K, which is meaningfully below Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, or Hinsdale. If you want DuPage County schools and services at a more honest blue-collar price, Bensenville is on the short list along with parts of Addison and Wood Dale.
- Where should I look first in Bensenville?
- Start west of York Road for the quieter residential streets and Cape Cod and ranch stock. The downtown side near Center Street gets you Metra-walkable. If you want newer construction, look at townhome pockets near the Metra and Redmond. Stay aware of which homes are near the rail yard footprint versus away from it, that's the biggest in-town value spread.
- What about the industrial side?
- That's the point. CPKC's Bensenville Yard is the railroad's largest freight and marshaling yard in the United States, and the village sits inside an O'Hare-driven logistics belt of warehouses, forwarders, and airline-services tenants. That industrial tax base is part of why the village can run park-district facilities like Redmond and White Pines without being a luxury suburb. If you are allergic to trains and trucks, Bensenville is not your town.
- Who is the real estate agent for Bensenville?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Bensenville in Bensenville, IL through Subdiview, a neighborhood-first home search for the Chicago suburbs and collar counties. Joe prices and negotiates from the live MRED sold comps for Bensenville specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
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Your local agent
Joe knows Bensenville
Most agents will list anything. I focus on the places I actually know, and the things that move value here don't show up in the MLS write-up: which streets and buildings hold demand, what the HOA or assessments really cover, how the comps read once you account for condition and location, and where buyers consistently want to be.
When you're ready to tour or list, you want someone who has read the last 50 closed comps in this specific market, not a national average, and can tell you what they actually mean for your price. That's how I work. Text or call any time, and I'll give you a real take, not a brochure.
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- Comp-driven pricing
- Bensenville specialist
- Honest local market take
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