Downers Grove · DuPage County · IL
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Dunham Place.
- Active listings
- 1
- Median list
- $580K
- Avg time on market
- 9 days
- Sold · last year
- 11
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About the community
An established 1980s neighborhood built around a 21.8-acre park.
Dunham Place is a detached single-family neighborhood in south Downers Grove, DuPage County, north of 75th Street and east of Woodward Avenue in the 60516 ZIP code. Most of it was delivered from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, with the bulk arriving in the mid-1980s. Curving streets carry Revolutionary War names, Ticonderoga and Valley Forge and Concord and Monmouth among them, and the neighborhood is stitched through with Dunham Place Park, a 21.8-acre Downers Grove Park District property with two ponds and a playground.
At a glance
21.8-acre park inside it
Dunham Place Park at 71st and Dexter, with two retention ponds open for fishing, a picnic area, and a playground rebuilt with ADA-compliant equipment in 2023.
1980s single-family homes
Two-story colonials with ranches and split levels from the earliest phases, commonly 3 to 4 bedrooms, brick and siding, attached two-car garages, full basements.
No association dues
Dunham Place is not a dues-paying association community. Confirm any voluntary neighborhood association with the seller's disclosure.
I-355 at the edge
A full interchange at 75th Street sits at the neighborhood's western edge, connecting to I-88 north and I-55 south within minutes.
District 58 and 99
Kingsley Elementary (K-6) and O'Neill Middle (7-8) in District 58, then Downers Grove South High School in District 99. Confirm by address.
BNSF Metra to Union Station
Both Downers Grove stations, Fairview Avenue and Main Street, are north of the neighborhood and require a drive and a parking spot.
Level I trauma center
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital on Highland Avenue operates the only Level I trauma center in DuPage County, roughly 15 minutes north.
What’s close
Dunham Place sits in south Downers Grove between 75th Street and 71st Street, west of Lemont Road and just east of the Woodward Avenue and I-355 corridor.
- Park
- Dunham Place Park, 21.8 acres in several segments through the neighborhood, with two ponds, a picnic area, and a 2023 playground.
- Schools
- Downers Grove Grade School District 58 for K-8 and Community High School District 99 for high school. The 60516 ZIP is served by more than one grade school district, so verify by address.
- Highway
- I-355 with a full interchange at 75th Street at the western edge, connecting to I-88 to the north and I-55 to the south. Route 83 and Ogden Avenue for local arterial travel.
- Train
- Metra's BNSF line to Chicago Union Station from the Fairview Avenue and Main Street stations in Downers Grove, both a drive north of the neighborhood.
- Shopping
- The Grove Shopping Center at 75th and Lemont Road just east of the interchange, plus the wider 75th Street corridor and downtown Downers Grove.
- Hospital
- Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital on Highland Avenue, home to the only Level I trauma center in DuPage County.
What it’s actually like to live here
Dunham Place is what a well-executed 1980s Chicago-suburb subdivision looks like forty years on. The streets curve rather than run straight, the lots are conventional and level at roughly a fifth of an acre, the trees planted with the houses have matured into real canopy, and the whole thing is wrapped around a park that the neighborhood itself helped bring into being. Park District records show residents of the Farmingdale Dunham Place Community Association sitting down with the Village and the Park District in 1984 to decide what happened to the land. The result is a park stitched through the subdivision in segments rather than parked at its edge, with two ponds where kids fish and open lawn that doubles as everyone's back-of-the-house green space.
The practical case for living here is the interchange. I-355 at 75th Street is right there, which puts the I-88 office corridor, the I-55 corridor, and both airports within an easy drive, and it puts the 75th Street retail spine and The Grove at Lemont Road inside a five-minute errand. Buyers get south Downers Grove pricing with the same village institutions the rest of the town has: Lake Michigan water, the Downers Grove Park District, the Level I trauma center at Advocate Good Samaritan, and the BNSF line into Union Station. The floor plans are family-shaped, with 3 and 4 bedroom layouts, full basements that are frequently finished, family room fireplaces, and attached two-car garages.
The honest tradeoffs are real. The same interchange that makes the commute easy sits at the western edge, so lots closest to Woodward Avenue carry more ambient road noise than the interior streets, and it is worth walking a specific block at rush hour rather than on a Sunday morning. This is not a walk-to-the-train neighborhood either, since both Metra stations are a drive north. The houses are also their age, which means the ones that have not been renovated still have original kitchens, baths, and mechanicals, and pricing separates sharply between updated and original. Finally, much of the park land exists because it functions as stormwater detention, so grading, drain tile, sump pumps, and any flood zone designation deserve a hard look on homes backing to the ponds.
The questions buyers actually ask
Dunham Place FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Dunham Place. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $10,000 – $14,000 per year, depending on home size and value. DuPage County assessor records are the source of truth. Happy to pull a specific bill on any home you're considering.
- What's the typical closing timeline?
- 30 to 60 days from accepted offer to keys. Cash deals can close in two weeks. Conventional financing is usually closer to 60.
- Where exactly is Dunham Place, and is it also a street?
- It is a single-family subdivision in south Downers Grove, north of 75th Street and east of Woodward Avenue, generally west of Lemont Road, with Dunham Place Park at 71st and Dexter at its center. Yes, Dunham Place is also a street inside the subdivision. Do not confuse it with Dunham Road, a separate north-south street elsewhere in Downers Grove.
- Is there a homeowners association?
- Dunham Place is not a dues-paying association community. MLS records for sales here show no monthly or annual assessment, and the builder most often credited with the subdivision does not list Dunham Place in its published association directory. A Farmingdale Dunham Place Community Association is documented in Park District records from 1984, but there is no evidence of a current mandatory association or dues schedule. Confirm with the seller's disclosure on any specific home.
- Which schools serve Dunham Place?
- Most of the neighborhood is served by Downers Grove Grade School District 58, with Kingsley Elementary on Powell Street and O'Neill Middle School on 59th Street, then Downers Grove South High School in Community High School District 99. Two things to know: District 58 elementary schools run through sixth grade, so middle school is only grades 7 and 8, and the 60516 ZIP is served by more than one grade school district. Verify the assignment for a specific address with District 58's boundary lookup.
- What is the commute like?
- Strong by car, average by rail. I-355 has a full interchange at 75th Street at the neighborhood's western edge, connecting to I-88 to the north and I-55 to the south within minutes. For Metra, the BNSF line runs into Chicago Union Station from two Downers Grove stations to the north, Fairview Avenue and Main Street, the latter one of the busiest suburban stations on the system. Both require a drive and a parking spot.
- The homes are 30 to 45 years old. What should I be inspecting?
- Focus on the systems that age out on this timeline: roof and gutters, siding and any remaining original windows, furnace and air conditioner, water heater, and the electrical panel. Kitchens and baths are the biggest value swing here, so know whether you are buying updated or original before you set your offer. Because a large share of the nearby park land functions as stormwater detention, pay close attention to lot grading, downspout discharge, drain tile, and sump pump condition, especially on homes backing to the ponds.
- What do homes cost, and how is the market?
- Rather than quote a number that goes stale, check the live Market snapshot on this page. It pulls from the MLS and shows current asking prices, recent sales, and how quickly homes are moving in Dunham Place. In broad terms the neighborhood offers upper-middle pricing for south Downers Grove and generally more square footage per dollar than the village's north side, with a wide spread between renovated and original-condition homes.
- Who is the real estate agent for Dunham Place?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Dunham Place in Downers Grove, 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 Dunham Place 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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Joe knows Dunham Place
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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Market snapshot
Dunham Place, by the numbers
Live MRED data, refreshed daily. The numbers below tell you what this market is doing today, not what Zillow's algorithm thinks it might be doing six weeks from now.
Typical list price
$580,000
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$597,500
Homes for sale right now
1
Avg time on market
9 days
Sold in the last year
11
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 15, 2025 through August 15, 2026. Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC does not guarantee nor is it in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by Midwest Real Estate Data LLC may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.
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Schools serving Dunham Place
Where Dunham Place homes go to school
Homes in Dunham Place are most often zoned to Downers Grove South HS. Open a school to see its area, the district, and every home for sale that feeds it.
School assignment is derived from the school the MRED listing agent entered and is not a guarantee. Always verify current attendance boundaries with the district before writing an offer.
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