Berwyn · Cook County · IL
Homes for sale in
Berwyn.
- Active listings
- 59
- Median list
- $389K
- Avg time on market
- 28 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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Active listings
59 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Berwyn.
Berwyn is a 3.9 square mile city in inner-western Cook County, immediately west of Cicero and roughly twelve miles from the Chicago Loop. The city is densely built and famously walkable, organized around two major east-west commercial spines: Cermak Road, long known as 'the Bohemian Wall Street,' and Roosevelt Road. Block after block of brick Chicago-style bungalows fills the residential core, with the area between Cermak Road, 26th Street, Harlem Avenue, and Ridgeland Avenue holding one of the largest concentrations of bungalows in the country. Three Metra BNSF stations (LaVergne, Berwyn, and Harlem Avenue) sit inside the city, putting riders on Metra's busiest commuter line straight into Chicago Union Station. The 2020 Census recorded a population of 57,250, making Berwyn one of the larger inner-ring suburbs in the Chicago region.
At a glance
57,250 residents
2020 Census. One of the largest inner-ring Chicago suburbs at 3.9 square miles.
Three BNSF Metra stations
LaVergne, Berwyn, and Harlem Avenue stations all sit inside city limits on Metra's busiest line. LaVergne is just 9.0 miles from Union Station.
Three districts
Berwyn North SD 98 (K-8 north of Cermak), Berwyn South SD 100 (K-8 south of Cermak), and J. Sterling Morton 201 (Morton West HS in Berwyn, Morton East in Cicero, plus the Freshman Center).
Incorporated 1908
Berwyn received its city charter from the State of Illinois on June 6, 1908. Originally platted in 1890 by Chicago attorneys Piper and Andrews.
Bungalow capital
Holds one of the largest collections of Chicago-style brick bungalows in the country, with more than 40 documented stylistic variations. Official city motto: 'City of Homes.'
FitzGerald's Nightclub
Long-running Roosevelt Road roots-music venue added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2025, the first nightclub in Illinois with that designation.
Houby Day
Czech-Slovak heritage festival running since 1968 in Berwyn and Cicero. Centered on the autumn 'houby' (mushroom) harvest with a parade and ethnic food.
MacNeal Hospital
Part of Loyola Medicine. Full-service hospital at 3249 S. Oak Park Avenue anchoring local healthcare.
What’s close
Berwyn sits in inner-western Cook County, bounded by Oak Park to the north, Cicero to the east, Stickney to the south, and Riverside, North Riverside, Forest Park, and Lyons to the west, with the BNSF rail corridor cutting the city east-west and Cermak Road defining its north-south civic split.
- Cermak Road
- Historic east-west commercial spine, long called 'the Bohemian Wall Street.' Anchored at its western end by Cermak Plaza, which opened in 1956.
- Roosevelt Road
- Northern east-west commercial corridor, home to FitzGerald's Nightclub at 6615 W. Roosevelt and the Berwyn Public Library at 2701 S. Harlem.
- Ogden Avenue (historic U.S. Route 66)
- Diagonal corridor through Berwyn. Hosts the annual Berwyn Route 66 Car Show along with Route 66 wayside exhibits.
- MacNeal Hospital
- Loyola Medicine hospital at 3249 S. Oak Park Avenue. Anchors local healthcare for Berwyn and surrounding villages.
- Three Metra BNSF stations
- LaVergne, Berwyn, and Harlem Avenue all inside the city on Metra's busiest commuter line (6.8 million riders in 2024).
- Proksa Park
- Flagship Berwyn Park District park at 3001 S. Wisconsin Avenue with tennis courts, ponds, a creek, a butterfly garden, and the Activity Center.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in Berwyn revolves around its dense, walkable grid of brick bungalows, two-flats, Tudor revivals, and American Foursquares, with residents within easy walking distance of one of three BNSF Metra stations, neighborhood parks, and the Cermak Road, Roosevelt Road, and Ogden Avenue business corridors. The city's official motto is 'City of Homes,' and more than forty distinct variations of the Chicago bungalow appear across its blocks.
Cultural life leans into the Czech and Slovak roots that built the city, with the annual Houby Day Parade and festival each fall, the Berwyn Route 66 Car Show along Ogden Avenue on the last Saturday in August, and a year-round live music calendar at FitzGerald's including the long-running American Music Festival every Fourth of July weekend. Proksa Park and the Berwyn Public Library on Harlem Avenue serve as everyday community anchors.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Berwyn 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 Berwyn.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- SD98Grades K - 8
Berwyn North School District 98
Schools serving the area
- Havlicek Elementary
- Jefferson Elementary
- Prairie Oak Elementary
- Lincoln Middle School
Serves K through 8 students living north of Cermak Road. Three elementary schools and Lincoln Middle.
- SD100Grades K - 8
Berwyn South School District 100
Schools serving the area
- Emerson Elementary
- Freedom Middle School
- Heritage Middle School
- Hiawatha Elementary
Serves K through 8 students living south of Cermak Road across six elementary schools and two middle schools.
- D201Grades 9 - 12
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201
Schools serving the area
- Morton West High School (Berwyn)
- Morton East High School (Cicero)
- Morton Freshman Center
Splits at Ridgeland Avenue. Berwyn students west of Ridgeland (most of the city) attend Morton West; east of Ridgeland attend Morton East. All freshmen attend the Freshman Center.
Around town
What there is to do in Berwyn.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Culture
FitzGerald's Nightclub
Historic Roosevelt Road roots-music club, the first nightclub in Illinois added to the National Register of Historic Places. Hosts the annual American Music Festival every Fourth of July weekend.
- Culture
Berwyn Route 66 Car Show
Annual late-August show along Ogden Avenue featuring 600+ vintage and custom vehicles, live music, and tens of thousands of visitors.
- Culture
Houby Days
Czech and Slovak heritage festival running since 1968 in Berwyn and Cicero, centered on the autumn 'houby' (mushroom) harvest with a parade, carnival, and ethnic food.
- Food & Drink
Capri Ristorante
Family-owned Italian restaurant at 6613 W. Roosevelt Road, founded in 1985 and known for homemade pasta and tableside banana foster.
- Parks
Proksa Park
Flagship Berwyn Park District park at 3001 S. Wisconsin Avenue with lighted tennis courts and baseball diamonds, ponds, a creek, a butterfly garden, and the Proksa Park Activity Center.
- Culture
Berwyn Historical Society
Nonprofit founded in 1979 that preserves and interprets Berwyn's bungalow architecture and Czech-Bohemian heritage.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Berwyn.
MetraBNSF line
- Stations: LaVergne, Berwyn, Harlem Avenue
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 9 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: Cermak Road · Roosevelt Road · Ogden Avenue (U.S. 66) · Harlem Avenue
- Chicago Loop: ~24 min
- Midway Airport: ~16 min
- O'Hare Airport: ~34 min
By the numbers
Berwyn taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.98%
effective avg
Sales tax
10.75%
combined
Median sold price
$336,250
MRED · last 12 mo (330 sales)
Median household income
$78,408
ACS
How Berwyn got here
A bit of history.
Berwyn was platted in 1890 after Chicago attorneys Charles E. Piper and Wilbur J. Andrews purchased a 106-acre parcel from the Field syndicate and named it for Berwyn, Pennsylvania, an affluent Main Line suburb of Philadelphia. The community incorporated as a village in 1902 and received its city charter from the State of Illinois on June 6, 1908, with Berwyn Township breaking off from Cicero Township the same year.
Czech and Bohemian families moved west from the Pilsen neighborhood into Berwyn and neighboring Cicero in such numbers that Cermak Road, named for Czech-American Chicago mayor Anton Cermak, became known as 'The Bohemian Wall Street.' That heritage is still celebrated each fall at the Houby Day Parade and festival, held since 1968 in Berwyn and Cicero, where 'houby,' the Czech and Slovak word for mushroom, is the centerpiece of the harvest celebration. The Berwyn Historical Society, founded in 1979 to save the Berwyn Metra Station, has led ongoing work to nominate the central bungalow district to the National Register of Historic Places.
The questions buyers actually ask
Berwyn FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Berwyn. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- Which elementary school district will my Berwyn home be in?
- Berwyn splits its K through 8 schools at Cermak Road. Homes north of Cermak feed into Berwyn North SD 98, and homes south of Cermak feed into Berwyn South SD 100. Both districts feed into Morton High School District 201 for grades 9 through 12.
- Which Morton high school will my student attend?
- J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 splits at Ridgeland Avenue. Students west of Ridgeland (most of Berwyn) attend Morton West High School in Berwyn, while students east of Ridgeland attend Morton East in Cicero. All freshmen attend the Morton Freshman Center.
- What is the Metra commute from Berwyn into Chicago like?
- Berwyn sits on Metra's BNSF Line, the busiest commuter route in the Metra system with more than 6.8 million riders in 2024. The city has three in-city stations (LaVergne, Berwyn, and Harlem Avenue) running into Chicago Union Station, with LaVergne just 9.0 miles from downtown.
- What kind of housing stock will I find in Berwyn?
- Berwyn has one of the largest collections of Chicago-style brick bungalows in the country, with more than 40 documented stylistic variations. The city also has many two-flats, Tudor revivals, American Foursquares, Victorian cottages, and small multi-family buildings, and uses the official motto 'City of Homes.'
- What are property taxes like in Berwyn?
- Berwyn falls under Cook County's higher property tax structure. According to Ownwell, the median effective property tax rate in ZIP 60402 is approximately 2.98 percent, with the median Berwyn homeowner paying roughly $6,570 per year.
- What is the sales tax rate in Berwyn?
- The combined Berwyn sales tax rate is 10.75 percent, which includes Illinois's 6.25 percent state rate plus Cook County, Berwyn city, and applicable district taxes.
- How strong is Berwyn's Czech-Bohemian heritage today?
- It remains a visible part of civic life. Cermak Road, named for Czech-American mayor Anton Cermak, was long called 'the Bohemian Wall Street,' and the Houby Day Parade and festival have been celebrated each fall in Berwyn and Cicero since 1968. The Berwyn Historical Society continues to document and preserve that history.
Your local agent
Joe knows Berwyn
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