Schaumburg · Cook County · IL
Homes for sale in
Schaumburg.
- Active listings
- 100
- Median list
- $474K
- Avg time on market
- 22 days
- Sold · last year
- 0
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About the community
Living in Schaumburg.
Schaumburg is a village in Cook County, Illinois, with a small portion in DuPage County, located about 26 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and roughly 10 miles northwest of O'Hare International Airport. With a 2020 census population of 78,723, it is the most populous incorporated village in the United States. The village is best known for Woodfield Mall, one of the largest shopping centers in the country, and the mall is the village's single largest employer. Schaumburg also carries a deep commercial and office base, with corporate names such as Zurich North America, Motorola Solutions, and IBM among its top employers. Public school students attend Community Consolidated School District 54 for grades K through 8, the largest elementary district in Illinois, and Township High School District 211 for grades 9 through 12, the largest high school district in the state. Commuters can ride Metra's Milwaukee District West Line from the Schaumburg station to Chicago Union Station. The village sits within the Golden Corridor along Interstate 90, the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway.
At a glance
~78,723 residents
Schaumburg had 78,723 residents at the 2020 census, making it the most populous incorporated village in the United States.
Woodfield Mall
One of the largest malls in the country, with hundreds of stores across more than 2 million square feet of retail.
CCSD 54 and HSD 211
Served by CCSD 54, the largest K-8 district in Illinois, and Township HSD 211, the largest high school district in the state.
Metra MD-W
The Schaumburg station sits on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line running to Chicago Union Station, about 26.5 miles away.
Major employment base
Top employers include Woodfield Mall, Zurich North America, Motorola Solutions, and IBM.
I-90 Golden Corridor
Anchored by Interstate 90, the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, with IL-53, Golf Road, and Higgins Road as key arterials.
Median income ~$97.5k
The 2024 median household income was about 97,514 per Data USA.
19.5 square miles
The village covers about 19.47 square miles, most of it land, across Schaumburg, Palatine, and Hanover townships.
What’s close
Schaumburg sits in northwest suburban Cook County, about 26 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and roughly 10 miles northwest of O'Hare International Airport, in the Interstate 90 corridor known as the Golden Corridor.
- Distance to Chicago
- About 26 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.
- Distance to O'Hare
- About 10 miles northwest of O'Hare International Airport.
- Counties
- Primarily in Cook County with a small portion in DuPage County.
- Golden Corridor
- Part of the Interstate 90 Golden Corridor of northwest-suburban business and industry.
- Townships
- Spread across Schaumburg, Palatine, and Hanover townships.
- Heritage core
- The historic Olde Schaumburg Centre and Town Square anchor the village's German farming past.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in Schaumburg revolves around its standing as a regional retail and entertainment hub. Woodfield Mall draws shoppers from across the region, and the surrounding Woodfield area includes IKEA, big-box retail, hotels, and the redeveloped Streets of Woodfield. Beyond shopping, the village offers family attractions clustered near the mall, including LEGOLAND Discovery Center and Medieval Times, plus minor league baseball with the Schaumburg Boomers at Wintrust Field. The Schaumburg Township District Library is one of the largest libraries in the country.
Despite its commercial scale, Schaumburg preserves green space and heritage. The Schaumburg Park District operates Spring Valley, a 135-acre refuge of fields, forests, marshes, and streams with more than three miles of trails, a nature center, and an 1880s living-history farm. The historic Olde Schaumburg Centre and Town Square area anchor a sense of the village's German farming past, while the Trickster Cultural Center celebrates Native American heritage. Most residents drive alone to work, and the homeownership rate is about 63 percent.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Schaumburg 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 Schaumburg.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D54Grades K - 8
Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54
Schools serving the area
- Frost Junior High School
- Keller Junior High School
- Mead Junior High School
- Eisenhower Junior High School
- Addams Junior High School
District 54 is the largest elementary district in Illinois, operating dozens of elementary and junior high schools. It serves Schaumburg plus portions of Hoffman Estates, Hanover Park, Elk Grove Village, and Roselle, so confirm the assigned school per address.
- D211Grades 9 - 12
Township High School District 211
Schools serving the area
- Schaumburg High School
- James B. Conant High School
District 211 is the largest high school district in Illinois, with five high schools. Schaumburg students generally attend Schaumburg High School, though attendance areas vary by location.
From the neighborhood
Around Schaumburg
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What there is to do in Schaumburg.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Shopping
Woodfield Mall
One of the largest malls in the United States, with hundreds of stores anchored by Nordstrom, Macy's, JCPenney, and Primark.
- Parks
Spring Valley Nature Center and Heritage Farm
A free 135-acre refuge with over three miles of accessible trails, a nature center, and an 1880s living-history farm, run by the Schaumburg Park District.
- Family
Schaumburg Boomers at Wintrust Field
A Frontier League independent professional baseball team playing in a 7,365-seat stadium from spring through summer.
- Family
LEGOLAND Discovery Center
A two-story interactive LEGO attraction inside Woodfield Mall featuring a Miniland Chicago built from about one million bricks.
- Culture
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
A castle-style dinner show with jousting knights, operating in Schaumburg since 1991.
- Culture
Trickster Cultural Center
A gallery and museum celebrating the heritage of Native Americans indigenous to the area, located near the redeveloped Town Square.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Schaumburg.
MetraMD-W line
- Stations: Schaumburg
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Distance: 26.5 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: I-90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) · IL-53 · Golf Road (IL-58) · Roselle Road · Higgins Road (IL-72)
- O'Hare Airport: ~23 min
- Chicago Loop: ~45 min
By the numbers
Schaumburg taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.49%
effective avg
Sales tax
10.00%
combined
Median sold price
$320,000
MRED · last 12 mo (500 sales)
Median household income
$97,514
ACS
How Schaumburg got here
A bit of history.
Schaumburg's roots are in German farming. By the mid-19th century, settlers began arriving from Germany, many from Schaumburg-Lippe, and by 1870 Schaumburg Township had become almost entirely German. According to local tradition, the township took its name at an 1850 meeting when landowner Friedrich Heinrich Nerge declared in Low German that it would be called Schaumburg. The area's main occupations were potato farming, dairy, and cattle, and German remained the first language of most households until the 1950s. A small market center emerged around 1858 at the intersection of Schaumburg and Roselle roads, preserved today as the Olde Schaumburg Centre.
The village of Schaumburg was incorporated on March 7, 1956, when it consisted of about two square miles and 130 residents. Postwar growth was explosive, driven by the nearby opening of O'Hare International Airport, construction of the Northwest Tollway, and Alfred Campanelli's first large residential subdivision, Weathersfield, in 1959. Woodfield Mall opened in 1971, and the population, which had reached 18,730 by 1970, swelled to 53,305 by 1980 and 68,586 by 1990. By the 1990s, Schaumburg was profiled as a model edge city of suburban job concentration outside a traditional downtown.
The questions buyers actually ask
Schaumburg FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Schaumburg. If yours isn't here, text 815-355-0582, same-day reply.
- What school districts serve Schaumburg?
- Most Schaumburg students attend Community Consolidated School District 54 for grades K through 8, the largest elementary district in Illinois, and Township High School District 211 for grades 9 through 12, the largest high school district in the state, home to Schaumburg High School.
- How is the commute from Schaumburg to Chicago?
- Schaumburg has a Metra station on the Milwaukee District West Line running to Chicago Union Station, about 26.5 miles away. By car, downtown Chicago is roughly 42 to 50 minutes via I-90 depending on traffic.
- What are property taxes like in Schaumburg?
- The median effective property tax rate is about 2.49 percent, higher than the Illinois median of 2.33 percent, with a median annual bill around 6,000 dollars. Rates vary by area due to differing school district levies.
- What is the sales tax rate in Schaumburg?
- The minimum combined sales tax rate is 10.0 percent, made up of the 6.25 percent state tax, the Cook County share, the village share, and the Regional Transportation Authority tax. Some Woodfield-area addresses carry slightly higher local levies.
- Where should I look for homes in Schaumburg?
- Browse every active Schaumburg listing here, including the Olde Schaumburg Centre area, the large Weathersfield subdivisions, and condo and townhome communities throughout the village. The Zillow Home Value Index for Schaumburg is about 338,000 dollars.
- What is Schaumburg known for?
- Schaumburg is best known for Woodfield Mall, one of the largest malls in the country, along with a large corporate office base including Zurich North America, Motorola Solutions, and IBM, and family attractions like LEGOLAND Discovery Center and Medieval Times.
Nearby
Towns next to Schaumburg.
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