Medinah · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Medinah.
- Active listings
- 3
- Median list
- $625K
- Avg time on market
- 27 days
- Sold · last year
- 19
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3 homes on the market
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About the community
Living in Medinah.
Medinah is one of DuPage County's most distinctive addresses, an unincorporated, almost entirely single-family community wrapped around the legendary Medinah Country Club. If you want golf-course prestige without losing a quiet, established neighborhood feel, this is the rare pocket that delivers both. The housing stock skews to roomy mid-century-through-1980s homes on generous lots, with a handful of newer builds mixed in, and the vast majority are owner-occupied. Buyers are drawn by the Metra Milwaukee District West station that puts downtown Chicago about an hour away by rail, plus O'Hare a short drive off and the well-regarded Medinah School District 11 feeding into Lake Park High School. With a small, stable population near 2,600 and almost no commercial development, Medinah trades big-city bustle for a calm, leafy, golf-adjacent lifestyle.
At a glance
Golf legend
Home to Medinah Country Club, host of three U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships, and the 2012 Ryder Cup, on a 640-acre property with three courses.
Owner-occupied
The community is overwhelmingly single-family and owner-occupied, with roughly 955 households on generous lots.
Metra access
The Medinah station on the Milwaukee District West line sits about 23 miles from Chicago Union Station.
Household income
Median household income is roughly $118,000, well above the Illinois average.
Schools
Served by Medinah Elementary District 11 (PK-8) and Lake Park Community High School District 108.
Forest preserve
Bordered by the DuPage County Meacham Grove Forest Preserve with trails, woodlands, and fishing on Maple Lake.
Unincorporated
Medinah has no village government. Local services are provided by DuPage County and Bloomingdale Township.
What’s close
Medinah sits in northeastern DuPage County, about 23 miles west of downtown Chicago, tucked between Roselle, Itasca, and Bloomingdale.
- County
- Northeastern DuPage County, within Bloomingdale Township.
- Distance to Chicago
- About 23 miles west of downtown Chicago by rail, roughly 29 road miles to the Loop.
- Neighboring towns
- Bordered by Roselle, Itasca, and Bloomingdale, with Addison and Wood Dale nearby.
- O'Hare access
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport is about 14 miles away, roughly a 20-minute drive.
- Metra
- The Medinah station on the Milwaukee District West line is in zone 3, about 23 miles from Union Station.
- ZIP code
- Medinah uses ZIP code 60157.
What it’s actually like to live here
Life in Medinah is quiet, green, and rooted in its golf-country identity. The community is overwhelmingly residential, with detached single-family homes on comfortable lots and very little commercial development, so daily errands and dining draw residents into neighboring Roselle, Bloomingdale, and Itasca. The signature presence is Medinah Country Club, whose championship course, iconic clubhouse, and Lake Kadijah golf hazard anchor the eastern edge of the community and lend the whole area a sense of prestige.
Outdoor life centers on the surrounding DuPage forest preserves. Meacham Grove offers trails for hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing along with fishing on Maple Lake, while the broader DuPage trail network connects to regional paths. The population skews established and family-oriented, with a high share of owner-occupied homes, giving Medinah the feel of a settled, low-turnover neighborhood rather than a fast-growing suburb.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Medinah 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 Medinah.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D11Grades PK-8
Medinah School District 11
Schools serving the area
- Medinah Primary School
- Medinah Intermediate School
- Medinah Middle School
Elementary district serving Medinah plus parts of Roselle and a small portion of Bloomingdale. The Primary and Intermediate schools are in Medinah, the Middle School is in Roselle.
- D108Grades 9-12
Lake Park Community High School District 108
Schools serving the area
- Lake Park High School East Campus
- Lake Park High School West Campus
Medinah students typically continue to Lake Park High School. District 108 operates East and West campuses in nearby Roselle.
Around town
What there is to do in Medinah.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Culture
Medinah Country Club
Private club on 640 acres with three golf courses, Lake Kadijah, and a landmark Byzantine-style clubhouse, host of three U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships, and the 2012 Ryder Cup.
- Parks
Meacham Grove Forest Preserve
DuPage County forest preserve with woodland groves, wetlands, multi-use trails, and fishing on Maple Lake, just west of the community.
- Parks
Spring Creek Reservoir Forest Preserve
DuPage County forest preserve near Medinah on the site of the former Adventureland amusement park, offering open space and water.
- Parks
North Central DuPage Regional Trail
Multi-use regional trail passing through Meacham Grove, used for walking, biking, and cross-country skiing.
- Family
Medinah Park District
Local park district running recreation programs, facilities, and seasonal events for the community.
- Family
Medinah Metra Station
Milwaukee District West line commuter rail station with two parking lots, providing rail access to downtown Chicago.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Medinah.
- Stations: Medinah
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 23 miles to downtown Chicago
- Routes: Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (IL-390) · U.S. Route 20 (Lake Street) · Irving Park Road (IL-19)
- O'Hare Airport: ~20 min
- Chicago Loop: ~42 min
By the numbers
Medinah taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
1.93%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.50%
combined
Median sold price
$560,000
MRED · last 12 mo (19 sales)
Median household income
$118,333
ACS
How Medinah got here
A bit of history.
The land that became Medinah was first settled in 1833 by families including the Meachams and Houghs, and the area was originally known as Meacham's Grove. The Chicago and Pacific Railroad reached the area in the late 1860s, and a post office opened as Meacham, Illinois in 1874. The community's identity changed dramatically in the 1920s, when members of Chicago's Medinah Temple, an organization affiliated with the Shriners, came out to the rural township to build a country retreat and a 54-hole golf course, with the stated ambition of creating the finest course in North America. The community's name was officially changed from Meacham to Medinah in 1924, taking the name of the new club.
That golf heritage is what put Medinah on the world map. Medinah Country Club has hosted the U.S. Open three times (1949, 1975, and 1990), the PGA Championship twice (1999 and 2006), the 1988 U.S. Senior Open, the 2012 Ryder Cup, and the 2019 BMW Championship. Tiger Woods won both of his Medinah PGA Championships here, in 1999 and 2006. Today the surrounding community remains small and residential, governed not by a village hall but by DuPage County and Bloomingdale Township, with its character still defined by the Byzantine-style clubhouse, the championship course, and the quiet streets that grew up around them.
The questions buyers actually ask
Medinah FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Medinah. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What is Medinah, IL known for?
- Medinah is best known for the Medinah Country Club, a world-famous golf venue that has hosted three U.S. Opens (1949, 1975, 1990), two PGA Championships (1999, 2006), the 1988 U.S. Senior Open, the 2012 Ryder Cup, and the 2019 BMW Championship. The community grew up around the club in the 1920s and took its name.
- What school districts serve Medinah?
- Medinah is served by Medinah Elementary School District 11 for grades PK-8, which runs Medinah Primary, Medinah Intermediate, and Medinah Middle School, and by Lake Park Community High School District 108 for grades 9-12. Always confirm the boundary for a specific address before writing an offer.
- How is the commute from Medinah to Chicago?
- Medinah has its own Metra station on the Milwaukee District West line, about 23 miles from Chicago Union Station, putting downtown within roughly an hour by rail. By car it is about 29 miles to the Loop and around 14 miles, or a 20-minute drive, to O'Hare International Airport.
- Where should I look for homes in Medinah?
- Medinah is a small, almost entirely single-family community of around 955 households, so inventory is limited and turnover is low. Most homes were built between the 1950s and 1980s on generous lots, with a handful of newer builds, and homes closest to the Medinah Country Club and the forest preserves tend to be the most sought after.
- What are property taxes like in Medinah?
- The median effective property tax rate in the Medinah 60157 area is about 1.93 percent, slightly below the DuPage County average. As always, pull the actual tax bill for a specific address to confirm, since exemptions and special districts shift the real number.
- Is Medinah its own town?
- No. Medinah is an unincorporated community in DuPage County, so it has no village government. Local services are provided by DuPage County and Bloomingdale Township, with police through the DuPage County Sheriff's Office and fire and EMS through the Bloomingdale Fire Protection District.
- What is there to do in Medinah?
- Outdoor recreation centers on the Meacham Grove Forest Preserve, with trails for hiking, biking, and skiing plus fishing on Maple Lake, and the nearby Spring Creek Reservoir preserve. The Medinah Country Club anchors the community's golf identity, the Medinah Park District runs local recreation, and shopping and dining are a short drive away in neighboring Roselle, Bloomingdale, and Itasca.
- Who is the real estate agent for Medinah?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Medinah in Medinah, 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 Medinah 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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