Naperville · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Cress Creek.
- Active listings
- 5
- Median list
- $1.12M
- Avg time on market
- 24 days
- Sold · last year
- 33
Active listings
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About the community
Naperville's original golf-course neighborhood, now grown in and green.
Cress Creek, platted as Cress Creek Country Club Estates, is an established single-family neighborhood in northern Naperville built around the 18-hole Cress Creek Country Club. It was founded in 1962 by prolific Naperville developer Harold Moser, with the country club opening in 1963, and it is recognized as the Chicago area's first residential golf-course community; many of its streets are named after Scottish golf courses. Today it is defined by mature tree canopy, winding streets, and homes that back to or sit near the golf course. The housing stock spans a long build window, with a core from the 1960s through the 1980s plus later custom and infill homes.
At a glance
Built around the golf course
Homes wind around the 18-hole Cress Creek Country Club, with many enjoying fairway frontage or views.
Mature, established setting
Tall tree canopy, established landscaping, and curving streets rather than a grid.
Mid-century to custom homes
Ranches and split-levels from the 1960s and 1970s alongside two-story Colonials and later custom builds.
Private club, separate membership
Cress Creek Country Club offers golf, pool, tennis, and dining by paid membership, which is separate from living here.
Naperville District 203
Served by top-regarded Naperville Community Unit School District 203. Confirm the assigned schools by address.
Metra and downtown nearby
A short drive to the downtown Naperville BNSF station and the Riverwalk, shops, and restaurants.
I-88 and Route 59
Quick access to I-88 to the north and the Route 59 retail and commuter corridor to the west.
Edward Hospital
A major Naperville medical center within an easy drive.
What’s close
Cress Creek sits in northern Naperville along the Ogden Avenue corridor, close to I-88, the Route 59 corridor, and the downtown Naperville Metra station.
- Golf and club
- Cress Creek Country Club, with golf, a pool, tennis and pickleball, and dining available by separate paid membership.
- Shopping and dining
- The Ogden Avenue corridor, the Route 59 retail spine, and downtown Naperville's shops and restaurants.
- Highway
- I-88 (Reagan Memorial Tollway) to the north for east-west commuting, plus Route 59 to the west.
- Schools
- Naperville Community Unit School District 203. Confirm the assigned elementary, junior high, and high school by address.
- Train
- The downtown Naperville BNSF Metra station is a short drive, with service to Chicago Union Station.
- Hospital
- Edward Hospital, a major Naperville medical center, within an easy drive.
What it’s actually like to live here
Cress Creek offers a settled, green, country-club-adjacent lifestyle that is hard to replicate in Naperville's newer subdivisions. The appeal is maturity: tall trees, established landscaping, curving streets, and a golf course threaded through the neighborhood so that many homes open onto fairway views. It is quietly prestigious without being showy, and it draws buyers who want a real neighborhood feel with a recognizable name and decades of community traditions. The location is genuinely convenient, close to Ogden Avenue services, minutes from downtown Naperville and the Metra, and near both I-88 and the Route 59 retail corridor.
One point buyers should understand up front: the golf, pool, and tennis belong to a private club with its own membership cost. A Cress Creek address gives you the setting and, for many homes, golf-course views, but it does not include or require club membership. Buyers who want club access should contact the club directly about membership categories and fees.
The honest tradeoffs come with the age of the housing. Many original homes from the 1960s through the 1980s carry period floor plans, smaller kitchens, and dated systems, so buyers should budget for updates or seek out already-renovated homes, which command a premium. Homes on the course offer beautiful views but also more foot and cart traffic and the occasional stray ball. Property taxes, like everywhere in Naperville and DuPage County, are meaningful and should be factored into affordability, and school assignments do not follow subdivision lines, so confirm them by address.
The questions buyers actually ask
Cress Creek FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Cress Creek. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- Cress Creek has a neighborhood homeowners association that supports community identity, communications, guidelines, and neighborhood functions, rather than a maintenance-heavy condo regime for the single-family sections. Importantly, HOA membership is separate and distinct from Cress Creek Country Club membership: living in the subdivision does not include golf, pool, or tennis privileges and does not require joining the club. Any attached or condo sub-associations may carry their own assessments. Confirm the current dues and what they cover for the specific home.
- What are property taxes like?
- Roughly $9,000 – $18,000 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.
- When was Cress Creek built?
- Developed by Harold Moser (Macom Corporation); country club opened 1963 built the community between 1964 and 2016. Developed by Harold Moser (Macom Corporation); country club opened 1963 stopped new construction in 2016, so every sale today is a resale.
- 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.
- Do I have to join Cress Creek Country Club if I buy a home here?
- No. The country club is a separate, private, member-owned club with its own dues and initiation. Buying a home in Cress Creek gives you the setting and, for some homes, golf-course views, but golf, pool, tennis, and dining require a separate paid membership. Contact the club for current membership details.
- Who developed Cress Creek and how old are the homes?
- It was founded in 1962 by Naperville developer Harold Moser, with the country club opening in 1963, and is recognized as the Chicago area's first residential golf-course community. Most homes date from the 1960s through the 1980s, with later custom and infill builds mixed in.
- Is there an HOA, and what does it cover?
- Yes, Cress Creek has a neighborhood homeowners association that supports community communications, guidelines, and neighborhood life. Dues for the single-family sections are modest and separate from any country-club fees, and certain attached sections may have their own assessments. Confirm the current dues and what they cover for the specific home.
- What schools would my kids attend?
- Cress Creek is in Naperville Community Unit School District 203, one of the top-regarded districts in Illinois. Because assignments do not follow subdivision lines and can vary by street, confirm the exact elementary, junior high, and high school for your specific address using the District 203 boundary tool or by calling the district before you buy.
- How old are the homes, and will I need to renovate?
- Most homes date from the 1960s through the 1980s, with some newer infill. Many original homes have period layouts and older systems, so buyers often either budget for updates or pay a premium for an already-renovated home. Inspect carefully and plan for the age of mechanicals on unrenovated properties.
- What do homes cost and how is the market right now?
- Cress Creek spans everything from original mid-century homes to large custom and renovated properties, so prices vary widely. Rather than a stale figure, see the live Market snapshot on this page for current pricing, inventory, and market pace pulled directly from the MLS.
- Who is the real estate agent for Cress Creek?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Cress Creek in Naperville, 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 Cress Creek specifically, not national averages, and can help you buy or sell here. Reach Joe at 224-385-8779 or joe@joekeeganhomes.com.
Your local agent
Joe knows Cress Creek
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.
- Licensed Illinois broker
- Comp-driven pricing
- Naperville specialist
- Honest local market take
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Market snapshot
Cress Creek, 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
$1,119,900
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$339,700
Homes for sale right now
5
Avg time on market
24 days
Sold in the last year
33
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 2, 2025 through August 2, 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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