Lombard · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Lombard.
- Active listings
- 80
- Median list
- $422K
- Avg time on market
- 13 days
- Sold · last year
- 666
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About the community
Living in Lombard.
Lombard sits in central DuPage County between Glen Ellyn and Elmhurst, with Glendale Heights and Addison on the north and Downers Grove to the south. Locals call it the Lilac Village, a nickname earned from Lilacia Park, an 8.5-acre Jens Jensen-designed garden seeded by Colonel William Plum's personal lilac collection. The housing stock is heavy on mid-century ranches and split-levels north of the tracks, with newer infill, townhomes, and mixed-use projects clustered along the Butterfield Road and Yorktown corridor. The new Helen Plum Library on South Main Street opened in 2023, and Yorktown Center remains the south-side retail and dining anchor it has been since 1968. For commuters, the Lombard Metra station on the Union Pacific West line runs trains to Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago.
At a glance
~44,500 residents
Population was 44,476 at the 2020 census, central DuPage village between Glen Ellyn and Elmhurst.
The Lilac Village
Nickname earned from Lilacia Park and the annual Lilac Time festival each May.
UP-W Metra
Lombard station sits 19.9 miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center on the Union Pacific West line.
District 44 + Glenbard 87
Lombard Elementary School District 44 (K-8) and Glenbard Township HSD 87 (9-12), with Glenbard East as the village's primary high school.
Yorktown Center
1.2 million square foot regional mall opened October 1968, with JCPenney, Von Maur, and an 18-screen dine-in AMC.
Lilacia Park
8.5-acre Jens Jensen-designed garden with more than 700 lilac shrubs across 200+ varieties and 35,000 tulips in spring bloom.
Helen Plum Library
New 50,000 square foot building at 411 S Main Street opened April 22, 2023, with a makerspace, study rooms, and a drive-up pickup window.
I-355 + IL-56
Veterans Memorial Tollway runs along the western edge, Butterfield Road carries the south-side commercial spine.
What’s close
Lombard runs roughly between North Avenue at the top end and Roosevelt Road through the middle, with Butterfield Road (IL-56) anchoring the south side near Yorktown. I-355 (the Veterans Memorial Tollway) clips the western edge, and the village divides loosely into the older north and downtown grids near the UP-W tracks and the newer commercial-residential mix south of the tollway interchange.
- Downtown Lombard & Metra
- The historic core sits around St. Charles Road and Main Street, walkable to the Lombard UP-W station and the new Helen Plum Library at 411 S Main Street.
- Lilacia Park
- 150 S Park Avenue, a Jens Jensen-designed garden with more than 700 lilac shrubs and 35,000-plus tulips, free to enter.
- Yorktown Center corridor
- 203 Yorktown Center on Butterfield Road, with JCPenney, Von Maur, a dine-in AMC, and ongoing mixed-use redevelopment.
- Glenbard East High School
- 1014 S Main Street, the District 87 high school primarily serving Lombard students.
- Sunset Knoll Park & Recreation Center
- 820 S Finley Road, splash pad, sledding hill, athletic fields, and the Lombard Park District's main programming hub.
- Madison Meadow Athletic Center
- 500 E Wilson Avenue, a 38,000 square foot park district facility that opened June 30, 2018, with a disc golf course, skate park, and indoor fitness center.
What it’s actually like to live here
Lombard plays the classic central DuPage family-suburb role. Mid-century ranches, capes, and split-levels fill the older grids north of the tracks, while newer construction and townhomes cluster around Yorktown and Butterfield. Every May the village leans into its identity with Lilac Time, a roughly two-week festival running through Lilacia Park with heritage tours, plant sales, a parade, a 5K, concerts, and a father-daughter dance. Compared to neighbors, Lombard typically delivers more square footage per dollar than Elmhurst, more 1950s and 1960s ranch stock than Glen Ellyn's Victorian-leaning core, and a stronger retail and entertainment base than Villa Park.
The commute lifestyle is the other draw. The Lombard UP-W Metra station puts you 19.9 miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center, and drivers can pick up I-355 at the western edge or run east on Roosevelt or Butterfield to the city. O'Hare is roughly 20 miles, the Chicago Loop about 21 miles, and Midway about 24 miles, so Lombard's location works for households juggling multiple commute directions across the metro.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Lombard 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 Lombard.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D44Grades Pre-K – 8
Lombard Elementary School District 44
Schools serving the area
- Butterfield Elementary
- Hammerschmidt Elementary
- Madison Elementary
- Manor Hill Elementary
- Glenn Westlake Middle School
D44 serves the core of Lombard, headquartered at 150 W Madison St. Edges of the village can fall into Marquardt SD 15 (north/unincorporated) or Glen Ellyn ESD 41 (west).
- GTHSD87Grades 9 – 12
Glenbard Township High School District 87
Schools serving the area
- Glenbard East High School
The 45-square-mile district covers Lombard plus Glen Ellyn, Addison, Bloomingdale, and Glendale Heights. Glenbard East at 1014 S Main Street is the primary high school for Lombard students.
Homes by school
Homes for sale by school in Lombard
Homes in the Glenbard East HS district
Glenbard Township High School District 87
Homes in the Willowbrook HS district
DuPage High School District 88
Homes in the Glenbard South HS district
Glenbard Township High School District 87
Homes in the Addison Trail HS district
DuPage High School District 88
Homes in the Glenbard West HS district
Glenbard Township High School District 87
Homes in the Downers Grove North HS district
Community High School District 99
Around town
What there is to do in Lombard.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Lilacia Park
An 8.5-acre garden donated to the village by Colonel William Plum in 1927 and designed by Jens Jensen, with more than 700 lilac shrubs across 200+ varieties and 35,000 tulips in spring bloom.
- Culture
Helen M. Plum Memorial Library
New 50,000 square foot two-story building at 411 S Main Street opened April 22, 2023, with a makerspace called Studio 411, 11 study rooms, a teen gaming area, and a drive-up pickup window.
- Shopping
Yorktown Center
1.2 million square foot regional mall opened October 1968 with JCPenney, Von Maur, an 18-screen dine-in AMC Theatres, and ongoing mixed-use redevelopment.
- Parks
Sunset Knoll Park
Lombard Park District's primary park and recreation center at 820 S Finley Road, with a free splash pad, sledding hill, athletic fields, and year-round programming.
- Family
Lilac Time in Lombard
The village's signature festival each May at Lilacia Park, with heritage tours, lilac plant sales, an arts and crafts fair, a parade, a 5K, and concerts.
- Family
Madison Meadow Athletic Center
38,000 square foot park district facility at 500 E Wilson Avenue that opened June 30, 2018, with two basketball courts, indoor track, plus an outdoor 18-hole disc golf course, skate park, and playgrounds.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Lombard.
- Stations: Lombard
- Terminal: Chicago Ogilvie (OTC)
- Distance: 19.9 miles to downtown Chicago
- Routes: I-355 (Veterans Memorial Tollway) · IL-53 · IL-56 (Butterfield Road) · Roosevelt Road · North Avenue
- O'Hare Airport: ~31 min
- Chicago Loop: ~34 min
- Midway Airport: ~33 min
By the numbers
Lombard taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.36%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$379,313
MRED · last 12 mo (666 sales)
Median household income
$97,253
ACS
How Lombard got here
A bit of history.
The village was incorporated as Lombard on November 24, 1869, named for Josiah Lombard, a Chicago banker who acquired 227 acres in the Babcock's Grove settlement and platted the early town. That same year, a young attorney named Colonel William R. Plum arrived in the new village and built his estate on what is now the heart of downtown Lombard. The Plums grew enamored with lilacs after touring Victor Lemoine's gardens in Nancy, France, and over twenty years built a personal collection of more than 200 varieties.
When Colonel Plum died on April 28, 1927, he willed his home and gardens to the village, along with $25,000 to convert the house into a public library and the gardens into a park. Lombard residents accepted the bequest in September 1927, formed the Lombard Park District, and commissioned landscape architect Jens Jensen to redesign the grounds as Lilacia Park. Post-WWII growth brought the suburban housing wave that defines much of Lombard's interior streets, and in October 1968 the 1.2 million-square-foot Yorktown Center opened on Butterfield Road, anchoring the village's south-side commercial spine.
The questions buyers actually ask
Lombard FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Lombard. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- Which schools serve Lombard?
- Most of the village is in Lombard Elementary School District 44 (K-8) and Glenbard Township High School District 87 (9-12), with Glenbard East High School at 1014 S Main Street as the primary high school. Northern and unincorporated edges of Lombard can fall into Marquardt School District 15 or Glen Ellyn District 41, so verify by address.
- What is the commute to Chicago like from Lombard?
- The Lombard station on Metra's Union Pacific West line is 19.9 miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center. Drivers also have I-355 along the western edge plus Roosevelt Road, Butterfield Road, and North Avenue running east toward the city. The Loop is about 21 miles by car.
- Where should I look in Lombard, north or south?
- North Lombard, anchored by St. Charles Road and the downtown Metra station, leans older with classic mid-century housing and walkability to the train and the new Helen Plum Library. South Lombard, near Butterfield Road and Yorktown Center, has more newer construction, townhomes, and easier highway access via I-355.
- What is the Lilac Festival?
- Lilac Time in Lombard is the village's signature May festival, centered on Lilacia Park and running roughly two weeks. It includes heritage tours of the park's 700-plus lilac shrubs and 35,000 tulips, lilac plant sales, an arts and crafts fair, concerts, a 5K, and a parade.
- How high are Lombard property taxes?
- Ownwell reports a median effective tax rate of about 2.36 percent in Lombard, which is on the higher end for DuPage County. Most of the bill (around 77 percent) flows to the school districts, with smaller shares for the village, park district, library, county, and York Township.
- How does Lombard compare to Elmhurst or Glen Ellyn on value?
- Lombard typically gives buyers more square footage per dollar than Elmhurst, with a Zillow typical home value around $311,000 versus Elmhurst's higher-priced market. Compared to Glen Ellyn, Lombard has more mid-century ranch stock and a stronger retail and entertainment base (Yorktown Center, AMC) at generally more accessible price points.
- Is there a downtown in Lombard?
- Yes. The historic downtown runs along St. Charles Road and Main Street near the UP-W Metra station, and it is walkable to Lilacia Park and the new Helen Plum Library at 411 S Main Street, which opened April 22, 2023.
- Who is the real estate agent for Lombard?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Lombard in Lombard, 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 Lombard 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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