Roselle · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Roselle.
- Active listings
- 27
- Median list
- $425K
- Avg time on market
- 22 days
- Sold · last year
- 232
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About the community
Living in Roselle.
Roselle is a village of roughly 22,900 residents that straddles the DuPage and Cook county line in Chicago's northwest suburbs, with about 80 percent of its area in DuPage and the remaining 20 percent in Cook, divided along Devon Avenue. The community is anchored by a walkable historic downtown along Park Street and Irving Park Road and a Metra Milwaukee District West stop that puts riders at Union Station 23.9 miles east. Housing skews to mid century and later subdivisions filled in between Lake Street and Nerge Road, with median home values in the low 300s and a stable mix of detached and townhome stock. The downtown core, dining along Lake Street, and amenities like Lynfred Winery and the 35 acre Clauss Recreation Center give the village a small town feel inside a major metro footprint.
At a glance
~22,900 residents
Population 22,897 at the 2020 census. North metro village split between DuPage (~80%) and Cook (~20%) counties along Devon Avenue.
Milwaukee District West Metra
Roselle station at 540 Irving Park Road, Zone 4, 23.9 miles from Union Station, 46 weekday trains, 991 parking spaces across three lots.
Lake Park HS D108
Single high school district with about 2,466 students at East Campus (9 to 10) and West Campus (11 to 12). Ranked 73rd in Illinois by US News.
Roselle SD 12
K-8 district serving roughly 700 students at Spring Hills Elementary (K-5) and Roselle Middle School (6-8). District has served Roselle for over 100 years.
Lynfred Winery
Illinois's oldest continuously operating winery, founded 1979 in a restored 1912 home. Hosts the annual Founder's Day Festival.
US 20 + IL 19 + IL 390
Lake Street borders the south, Irving Park Road runs through the center, and the Elgin O'Hare Expressway sits just to the north.
Clauss Recreation Center
35 acre Roselle Park District flagship with four ball fields, three basketball courts, soccer, volleyball, a playground, and a rose garden.
~111,000 median household income
Per Data USA's most recent ACS data. Roselle skews to dual income professional families with a median age of 42.2.
What’s close
Roselle sits in Chicago's northwest suburbs along the DuPage and Cook county line, with US Route 20 (Lake Street) bordering the south and IL 19 (Irving Park Road) running east to west through the village center.
- Downtown Roselle
- Walkable Park Street and Main Street core with independent shops, family restaurants, Pollyanna Brewing, and the rebuilt Metra depot.
- Roselle MD-W Metra Station
- 540 Irving Park Road, Zone 4, 23.9 miles from Union Station, 991 parking spaces across three lots.
- Lynfred Winery
- Illinois's oldest continuously operating winery, in a restored 1912 home a few blocks off Irving Park Road. Hosts Roselle Founder's Day Festival.
- Clauss Recreation Center + Turner Park
- 35 acre park district flagship plus a quieter neighborhood park with walking trails and a pond hosting summer concerts.
- Bloomingdale and Itasca borders
- Bloomingdale forms the southern border and Itasca sits just to the northeast, both with their own school district and tax footprints.
- IL 390 Elgin O'Hare Expressway
- Sits just north of the village and gives Roselle one of the fastest northwest suburban links to O'Hare.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in Roselle revolves around the walkable downtown along Park Street and Main Street, where independent shops, family restaurants, Pollyanna Brewing, and Lynfred Winery share a few blocks with the rebuilt train depot. From June through late August the village runs more than ten free outdoor concerts across Turner Park, the Clauss Recreation Center, and downtown venues, and the Roselle Main Street Merchants run pub crawls and progressive dinners through the year. The summer event calendar punches above the village's size.
Roselle Park District facilities include the 35 acre Clauss Recreation Center with four ball fields, three basketball courts, a soccer field, two volleyball courts, a playground, and a rose garden, plus Turner Park's walking trails and pond. The annual Founder's Day at Lynfred Winery and a steady calendar of small town events give the village a tight community feel inside the wider Chicago metro footprint, and the Metra MD-W line keeps Roselle in commute reach of Union Station for buyers who don't want to drive into the Loop.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Roselle 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 Roselle.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D12Grades K – 8
Roselle School District 12
Schools serving the area
- Spring Hills Elementary School
- Roselle Middle School
Roselle SD 12 serves roughly 700 students across Spring Hills (K-5) and Roselle Middle (6-8). Parts of Roselle on the north and south feed into Schaumburg CCSD 54 or Bloomingdale SD 13 for K-8 depending on the street. Confirm K-8 attendance by exact address before writing an offer.
- D108Grades 9 – 12
Lake Park Community High School District 108
Schools serving the area
- Lake Park High School East Campus (9-10)
- Lake Park High School West Campus (11-12)
D108 is a single high school district running Lake Park East Campus (grades 9-10) at 600 South Medinah Road and West Campus (grades 11-12). Enrollment was 2,466 in 2024-25 with a 95 percent four year graduation rate.
Homes by school
Homes for sale by school in Roselle
Around town
What there is to do in Roselle.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Food & Drink
Lynfred Winery
Illinois's oldest and largest continuously operating winery, founded 1979 in a restored 1912 home and producing 50 plus varietals.
- Parks
Clauss Recreation Center
35 acre Roselle Park District flagship with four ball fields, three basketball courts, soccer, volleyball, a playground, and a rose garden.
- Parks
Turner Park
Neighborhood Roselle Park District park with walking trails, a pond, and a regular summer concert schedule.
- Shopping
Roselle Town Center
Walkable downtown Roselle shopping and dining district along Park Street and Irving Park Road, anchored by the Metra depot.
- Family
Roselle Founder's Day Festival
Annual community festival hosted at Lynfred Winery with live music, food, and family activities.
- Culture
Roselle Metra Station
Faithful rebuild of the historic Milwaukee Road depot at 540 Irving Park Road, anchoring the walkable downtown and the MD-W line.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Roselle.
- Stations: Roselle
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 23.9 miles to downtown Chicago
- Routes: US 20 (Lake Street) · IL 19 (Irving Park Road) · IL 390 (Elgin O'Hare Expressway)
- O'Hare Airport: ~23 min
- Chicago Loop: ~46 min
By the numbers
Roselle taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.25%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.50%
combined
Median sold price
$380,000
MRED · last 12 mo (232 sales)
Median household income
$111,318
ACS
How Roselle got here
A bit of history.
The area now occupied by Roselle began drawing settlers in the early 1830s alongside the resident Potawatomi. The village was first incorporated in 1922 and grew up as a bedroom community whose Milwaukee Road train stop attracted residents commuting to Chicago and nearby suburbs. The original 1873 depot anchored the downtown core for almost a century.
Roselle's population climbed steadily through the second half of the 20th century as postwar subdivisions filled in farmland between Lake Street (US 20) and Nerge Road, peaking at 23,315 in the 2000 census. The current Metra station on the Milwaukee District West line was constructed in 1971 to replace the 1873 depot four blocks west, and a faithful depot replica was rebuilt downtown in 2002. The IL 390 Elgin O'Hare Expressway extension to the north has tightened Roselle's connection to the O'Hare corridor over the past decade.
The questions buyers actually ask
Roselle FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Roselle. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- Is Roselle in DuPage or Cook County?
- Both. About 80 percent of Roselle's land area sits in DuPage County and about 20 percent sits in Cook County, with the boundary running along Devon Avenue. Property tax bills can differ meaningfully across that line, so always confirm county by exact address before you write an offer.
- How long is the Metra ride from Roselle to downtown Chicago?
- Roselle station sits 23.9 miles from Union Station in Metra fare Zone 4 on the Milwaukee District West line, with 46 weekday trains stopping each day across both directions and 991 parking spaces across three lots.
- How far is Roselle from O'Hare?
- Driving time from Roselle to O'Hare International is typically 22 to 23 minutes depending on traffic, mostly via the IL 390 Elgin O'Hare Expressway just north of the village.
- What school district serves Roselle?
- Most Roselle children attend Roselle SD 12 for K-8 and Lake Park High School District 108 for grades 9-12. Some Roselle addresses on the north or south feed into Schaumburg CCSD 54 or Bloomingdale SD 13 for elementary, so confirm by exact address.
- What is the property tax rate in Roselle?
- Roselle's average effective property tax rate is about 2.25 percent per Ownwell's DuPage County trend data, slightly above the DuPage average and roughly in line with the Illinois state median. On a 350,000 dollar home, budget around 7,800 dollars a year as a starting point.
- What is the median home value in Roselle?
- As of 2026, Zillow's Home Value Index for Roselle is about 333,513 dollars, up roughly 3.7 percent year over year. Median sale prices per Redfin and the local MLS can run higher near 368,000 depending on stock mix.
- What towns border Roselle?
- Roselle is bordered by Bloomingdale to the south, Schaumburg to the north, Itasca to the northeast, Hanover Park to the southwest, and the unincorporated communities of Medinah and Keeneyville to the east and west.
- Who is the real estate agent for Roselle?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Roselle in Roselle, 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 Roselle 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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Your local agent
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