Lisle · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Lisle.
- Active listings
- 57
- Median list
- $305K
- Avg time on market
- 13 days
- Sold · last year
- 350
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Active listings
57 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Lisle.
Lisle sits in south-central DuPage County, roughly 25 miles west of the Chicago Loop along the BNSF Metra line, with the Morton Arboretum forming a 1,700-acre green wall along its northern edge. Locals call it the Arboretum Village, and that identity colors everything from the prairie-style downtown streetscape to the tree-canopied subdivisions tucked between Ogden Avenue and Maple. The other half of Lisle's identity is corporate: the I-88 Illinois Research and Development Corridor runs through town and pulls in headquarters tenants like Navistar International and Molex, plus a stable of mid-size firms in glass office parks. Benedictine University and Benet Academy give the village a college-town flavor on the south side, while Lisle Community Unit School District 202 anchors the family side of the housing market. The result is a compact, walkable downtown around the Metra depot, a mix of 1960s ranches, mid-rise condos, and newer infill near the station, and a steady commuter pull that keeps demand consistent.
At a glance
~24,200 residents
Population was 24,223 at the 2020 census. Affluent south-central DuPage village.
Lisle CUSD 202
K-12 unit district running Lisle Elementary, Lisle Junior High, and Lisle Senior High School.
BNSF Metra
Lisle station sits 24.4 miles from Chicago Union Station on the BNSF line.
Morton Arboretum
1,700-acre living tree museum founded 1922 by Joy Morton, the namesake Arboretum Village anchor.
I-88 corporate corridor
Headquarters home of Navistar International, Molex, SunCoke Energy, and others along the East-West Tollway.
Benedictine University
Catholic university on the south side of town, with Benet Academy nearby as a top-ranked Catholic prep school.
Sea Lion Aquatic Park
Lisle Park District outdoor water park with five slides, zero-depth entry, and the Sea Lion Swim Team.
I-88 and I-355
Two interstate access points plus Ogden Avenue (US-34) make Lisle one of the most commute-friendly DuPage villages.
What’s close
Lisle is laid out around two spines: the BNSF rail line and Ogden Avenue (US-34) running east-west through the historic core, and I-88 cutting across the northern third of town through the corporate corridor. The Morton Arboretum frames the entire north side, while Benedictine University anchors the south. Subdivisions fan out between Maple Avenue and Hobson Road, with downtown and the Metra station forming the village center.
- Downtown Lisle
- Pedestrian-friendly prairie-style streetscape around Main Street and Ogden Avenue, with the Garden Walk fountain inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, plus a cluster of independent restaurants.
- Morton Arboretum
- 1,700-acre arboretum on the village's north edge, the single largest piece of identity and green space in Lisle.
- I-88 Corporate Corridor
- Office park strip along the East-West Tollway hosting Navistar's 88-acre world HQ, Molex, SunCoke Energy, Leeco Steel, and CTS Corporation.
- Benedictine University & Benet Academy
- South-side academic cluster, with Benedictine's lighted athletic complex doubling as home field for Lisle High School and Benet sports.
- Lisle Metra Station
- BNSF Line stop on Burlington Avenue, the daily commuter spine to Chicago Union Station.
- Four Lakes
- Residential lake community on the west side of town with four private pools, a 9-hole disc golf course, and tennis courts.
What it’s actually like to live here
Living in Lisle is the classic BNSF-suburb tradeoff in a particularly leafy package. Most families on the east side feed into Lisle Community Unit School District 202, a small K-12 unit district running Lisle Elementary (opened 2019 in a consolidation of Schiesher and Tate Woods), Lisle Junior High, and Lisle Senior High. Western addresses can fall into Naperville CUSD 203 or Downers Grove districts, so school district verification matters before any offer. The housing stock is a mix of mid-century ranches and split-levels in the original subdivisions, condos and townhomes near the downtown and Metra, and a thinner stream of newer infill and teardown rebuilds priced well above the village median.
The corporate-suburb DNA shows up in the demographics: a median household income around $107,479 and a median age of 37 puts Lisle squarely in dual-income professional-family territory, with a quieter weekend rhythm than nearby Naperville. The Morton Arboretum is effectively a backyard for the whole village, hosting Illumination at the holidays and weekend hikes year-round, and the Lisle Park District runs Sea Lion Aquatic Park and the 110-acre Community Park. The signature summer hot-air-balloon festival Eyes to the Skies was discontinued in 2022 after a decade-plus run, but the Lisle Park District and Chamber still program a busy summer-events slate centered on Community Park and the depot.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Lisle 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 Lisle.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- CUSD202Grades Pre-K – 12
Lisle Community Unit School District 202
Schools serving the area
- Lisle Senior High School
- Lisle Junior High School
- Lisle Elementary School
Lisle 202 also serves portions of Downers Grove. Some western Lisle addresses fall into Naperville Community Unit School District 203, which serves central and northern Naperville plus portions of Lisle and Bolingbrook. Always verify district by exact address before writing an offer.
From the neighborhood
Around Lisle
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What there is to do in Lisle.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
The Morton Arboretum
1,700-acre living tree museum and arguably the best-known piece of green infrastructure in the western suburbs, founded 1922 by Joy Morton.
- Family
Sea Lion Aquatic Park
Lisle Park District outdoor water park with five slides, sand play area, and zero-depth entry pool at 1825 Short Street.
- Culture
Museums at Lisle Station Park
Cluster of historic buildings behind Village Hall anchored by the 1874-rebuilt Lisle Depot Museum, the village's original CB&Q passenger and shipping facility.
- Parks
Lisle Community Park
110-acre Lisle Park District flagship park with the all-inclusive Discovery Playground and a public boat launch on the DuPage River.
- Shopping
Downtown Lisle Garden Walk
Prairie-style pedestrian district with a nature-themed Frank-Lloyd-Wright-inspired fountain, anchored by independent shops and restaurants along Main Street.
- Culture
Benedictine University
Catholic university on the south side of Lisle with an athletic complex that doubles as a home field for several Lisle and Benet teams.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Lisle.
MetraBNSF line
- Stations: Lisle
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 24.4 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: I-88 · I-355 · Ogden Avenue (US-34) · Maple Avenue
- O'Hare Airport: ~40 min
- Chicago Loop: ~45 min
- Midway Airport: ~45 min
By the numbers
Lisle taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.37%
effective avg
Sales tax
7.00%
combined
Median sold price
$419,000
MRED · last 12 mo (350 sales)
Median household income
$107,479
ACS
How Lisle got here
A bit of history.
Bailey Hobson, a Quaker, arrived in 1830 as the first settler in what would become DuPage County, and the town of Lisle was settled in 1832 by brothers James C. and Luther A. Hatch shortly after the Black Hawk War. The original community sat along the east branch of the DuPage River and was first called DuPage or East DuPage. In 1849, when DuPage County organized its first townships, early settler Alonzo B. Chatfield proposed the name Lisle after his hometown of Lisle, New York, and it stuck. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad arrived in 1864 with a new depot, hard-wiring the village to Chicago and setting the pattern for everything that followed.
The 1874 fire that destroyed the original CB&Q depot was followed quickly by a rebuild that still stands today as the Lisle Depot Museum at Lisle Station Park. The defining 20th-century moment came on December 14, 1922, when Morton Salt founder Joy Morton established the Morton Arboretum on 1,700 acres straddling the village. Lisle finally incorporated as a village on June 26, 1956, and over the next several decades I-88 (the East-West Tollway) and the build-out of the Illinois Research and Development Corridor turned the village into a magnet for corporate headquarters, with Navistar relocating its world HQ to Lisle in 2011 and Molex anchoring the corporate side of the I-88 strip.
The questions buyers actually ask
Lisle FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Lisle. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What school district serves Lisle?
- Most of the village is served by Lisle Community Unit School District 202, a K-12 unit district running Lisle Elementary, Lisle Junior High, and Lisle Senior High. Western addresses can fall into Naperville CUSD 203 or Downers Grove school districts, so verify by exact address before you write an offer.
- How long is the Metra commute from Lisle to downtown Chicago?
- Lisle is on the BNSF Line and the station is 24.4 miles from Chicago Union Station. Express runs make it in about 56 to 58 minutes, off-peak locals are a bit longer.
- What is the Morton Arboretum and how close is it to Lisle homes?
- The Morton Arboretum is a 1,700-acre living tree museum founded in 1922 by Morton Salt founder Joy Morton. It forms the entire northern edge of the village, which is why locals call Lisle the Arboretum Village. Many north-Lisle subdivisions are effectively across the street from it.
- How high are property taxes in Lisle?
- Median effective property tax in Lisle runs about 2.37 percent per Ownwell, which is higher than the Illinois median of 2.33 percent and roughly twice the national median of about 1.02 percent. On a $400,000 home, budget roughly $9,500 a year in taxes as a rough starting point.
- Where in Lisle should I look for homes?
- The east side near Maple Avenue and the downtown depot district is the walkable, Metra-friendly core with the most mid-century single-family stock. Four Lakes on the west side is a lake-community condo and townhome neighborhood with private pools. New construction is thin, most growth is teardown infill near the Metra or condo product downtown.
- Is Lisle really a corporate suburb?
- Yes. The I-88 corridor through Lisle hosts the world headquarters of Navistar International (on an 88-acre campus, relocated to Lisle in 2011), Molex, SunCoke Energy, Leeco Steel, and CTS Corporation, plus roughly 750 other businesses across the village. That base is the reason the daytime population swells and the office-park strip along I-88 is so dense.
- Is there much new construction in Lisle?
- Not in the way Plainfield or Joliet have new subdivisions. Lisle is built out, so new construction is almost entirely teardown infill on existing lots and the occasional mid-rise condo or townhome project near the Metra station and downtown.
Nearby
Towns next to Lisle.
If you’re cross-shopping the area, these are the places that border Lisle.
Your local agent
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