Itasca · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Itasca.
- Active listings
- 13
- Median list
- $455K
- Avg time on market
- 12 days
- Sold · last year
- 111
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Active listings
13 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Itasca.
Itasca is a compact village of roughly 9,500 residents in northern DuPage County. Commuters reach Chicago Union Station from the Itasca stop on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line, 21 miles from downtown. Kids attend Itasca School District 10 (Benson Primary, Franzen Intermediate, Peacock Middle) and then Lake Park High School District 108 in nearby Roselle. The historic downtown along Irving Park Road still anchors village life around the 1873 depot and Usher Park. To the east, the Hamilton Lakes Business Park brings roughly 3.5 million square feet of office space and the Westin Chicago Northwest into the tax base. The mix of small-village scale and big corporate-campus jobs is what makes Itasca different from its DuPage neighbors.
At a glance
~9,500 residents
9,543 at the 2020 Census across a compact nine square miles.
Milwaukee District West Metra
Itasca station at Irving Park Rd and Maple St, zone 3, 21 miles to Union Station.
D10 + Lake Park 108
Itasca School District 10 for K-8 (Benson, Franzen, Peacock) then Lake Park High School District 108 in Roselle.
Hamilton Lakes business park
About 3.5 million sq ft of office at the Elgin O'Hare and I-355 interchange, anchored by the Westin Chicago Northwest.
Songbird Slough Forest Preserve
390-acre DuPage Forest Preserve with a 14-acre stocked lake and paved trail loop.
Itasca Country Club
Private 18-hole course organized 1925, designated a local historic landmark.
1873 Depot Museum
Original Chicago and Pacific Railroad depot still stands downtown alongside Usher Park's Victorian gazebo.
Taxes around 2.22%
Effective property tax rate roughly 2.22 percent, with a 2026 combined sales tax of 8.0 percent.
What’s close
Itasca sits in northern DuPage County between O'Hare, Schaumburg, and Bloomingdale, with downtown clustered along Irving Park Road (IL-19) and the Metra tracks.
- Downtown / Irving Park Road
- Walkable brick storefronts around Usher Park, the 1873 Depot Museum, and the Itasca Community Library.
- Itasca Country Club
- Private 18-hole course organized 1925, designated a local historic landmark.
- Hamilton Lakes Business District
- Master-planned 3.5 million sq ft office park at the Elgin O'Hare and I-355 interchange, anchored by the Westin Chicago Northwest.
- Itasca Metra station
- Irving Park Rd at Maple St, MD-W line, 360 parking spaces, zone 3, 21 miles to Union Station.
- F.E. Peacock Junior High area
- Established residential streets around 301 E North Street, the village's middle school.
- Songbird Slough Forest Preserve
- 390-acre preserve with 14-acre Songbird Lake, paved trail, and more than 200 bird species recorded.
What it’s actually like to live here
Itasca keeps a small-village feel that you do not get in larger DuPage suburbs. The downtown along Irving Park Road still hosts Usher Park, the 1873 Depot Museum, and the Itasca Community Library on a walkable block. ItascaFest, run by the Itasca Lions Club at Washington Park every July, has carried that small-town civic tradition for more than 35 years with carnival rides, live bands, a classic car show, and food vendors.
What sets Itasca apart is that Hamilton Lakes sits inside the same village limits. The 3.5-million-square-foot business park at the Elgin O'Hare and I-355 interchange brings the Westin Chicago Northwest and corporate tenants into Itasca's tax base, which helps fund village amenities like the Itasca Park District Waterpark on N. Catalpa with its zero-depth pool, dive well, and 185-foot waterslide. Family streets around Benson Primary and Franzen Intermediate stay quiet while the corporate corridor handles the commuter and hotel traffic.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Itasca 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 Itasca.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D10Grades Pre-K – 8
Itasca School District 10
Schools serving the area
- Raymond Benson Primary
- Elmer H. Franzen Intermediate
- F.E. Peacock Middle School
Three-school district inside the village footprint: Benson (PreK-2) at 301 E Washington, Franzen (3-5) at 730 N Catalpa, and Peacock (6-8) at 301 E North Street.
- D108Grades 9 – 12
Lake Park Community High School District 108
Schools serving the area
- Lake Park East Campus (9-10)
- Lake Park West Campus (11-12)
Two campuses in Roselle: East at 600 S Medinah Rd (1956) and West at 500 W Bryn Mawr Ave (1975). Serves Itasca plus parts of Roselle, Medinah, Bloomingdale, Wood Dale, Keeneyville, and Hanover Park.
From the neighborhood
Around Itasca
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@solariesrkdAround town
What there is to do in Itasca.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Songbird Slough Forest Preserve
390-acre DuPage Forest Preserve with a 14-acre stocked lake, paved trail loop, and 200+ bird species recorded.
- Family
Itasca Park District Waterpark
Outdoor aquatic facility on N Catalpa with eight-lane main pool, zero-depth entry, dive well, and a 185-foot waterslide.
- Culture
Itasca Historical Depot Museum
Original 1873 Chicago and Pacific Railroad depot plus a 1939 Milwaukee Road caboose, restored as a village museum.
- Parks
Usher Park
Downtown Itasca park with a Victorian gazebo, swan pond, and walking paths next to the Irving Park Road shops.
- Family
ItascaFest
Four-day July festival at Washington Park run by the Itasca Lions Club for more than 35 years, with rides, music, and food.
- Food & Drink
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
Full-service resort with golf course, restaurant, and spa just south of the village near the Itasca Country Club.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Itasca.
MetraMD-W line
- Stations: Itasca
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 21 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: IL-19 (Irving Park Road) · IL-53 / Rohlwing Road · Thorndale Avenue · Elgin O'Hare Expressway · I-355 interchange
- O'Hare Airport: ~17 min
- Chicago Loop: ~45 min
By the numbers
Itasca taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.22%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$440,000
MRED · last 12 mo (111 sales)
Median household income
$99,706
ACS
How Itasca got here
A bit of history.
Itasca was first settled in 1841 by Dr. Elijah J. Smith, a Boston-trained physician who traveled west through Detroit looking for prairie ground suited to farming, doctoring, and raising a family. His land patent, signed by President John Tyler, is dated March 10, 1843, and he eventually accumulated 160 acres at $1.25 per acre. Smith named the settlement after Lake Itasca in Minnesota, the headwaters of the Mississippi River identified by explorer Henry Schoolcraft, reflecting his interest in geography.
Growth followed the rails. In 1873 Smith platted 80 acres into village lots, and the Chicago and Pacific Railroad reached Itasca that same year, with Smith donating the right-of-way and $400 toward a depot. The line was absorbed by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1880, becoming the corridor that is today Metra's MD-W. Residents voted to incorporate in 1890, electing A. G. Chessman as the first village president. The original 1873 depot still stands as the Itasca Historical Depot Museum.
The questions buyers actually ask
Itasca FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Itasca. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What schools serve Itasca?
- Elementary and middle grades go through Itasca School District 10 (Benson Primary, Franzen Intermediate, Peacock Middle), then high school is Lake Park HS District 108 in Roselle (East Campus 9-10, West Campus 11-12).
- How does the Metra commute work?
- Itasca is on the Milwaukee District West Line at Irving Park Rd and Maple St, zone 3, 21 miles from Chicago Union Station, with 360 parking spaces at the station.
- What is downtown Itasca like?
- A walkable historic stretch of Irving Park Road around Usher Park, the 1873 Depot Museum, and the library, with ItascaFest taking it over every July for four days of rides, music, and food.
- What is the Hamilton Lakes business district?
- A master-planned 3.5 million sq ft office park at the I-355 and Elgin O'Hare interchange, anchored by the Westin Chicago Northwest and developed by Hamilton Partners since the early 1980s. It puts meaningful commercial value in the village's tax base.
- What are taxes like?
- Effective property tax rate runs around 2.22 percent per Ownwell, and the combined sales tax rate is 8.0 percent as of January 1, 2026. A new 1 percent local grocery tax also took effect that same date.
- What is the housing market doing?
- Zillow's Home Value Index sits around $375,700 with a trailing-12-month median sale price near $438,000, and homes typically sell in about 19 days.
- Does Itasca still feel like a small village?
- Yes. Population sits around 9,500 with a median age near 41, and civic life still centers on downtown, the park district, and the schools. The Hamilton Lakes corporate corridor concentrates the office and hotel traffic to the east, away from family streets.
Nearby
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Your local agent
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