Warrenville · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Warrenville.
- Active listings
- 21
- Median list
- $415K
- Avg time on market
- 7 days
- Sold · last year
- 195
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Active listings
21 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Warrenville.
Warrenville is a city of roughly 15,000 in western DuPage County, sitting along the IL 59 and I-88 corridor between Naperville and Wheaton. The housing stock is dominated by 1990s through 2010s subdivisions, with a handful of older homes near the original village core along Batavia Road and the West Branch of the DuPage River. The city is sandwiched between two of the region's most distinctive landmarks: to the east, Cantigny Park anchors 500 acres of formal gardens and museums on the former McCormick estate; to the west, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory occupies the prairie that was once a rival village called Weston. Wheaton Warrenville Community Unit School District 200 runs the schools, and most Warrenville students attend Wheaton Warrenville South High School. Median home values run below comparable stock in Naperville or Wheaton, which makes Warrenville a value play inside the same school district family.
At a glance
~15,000 residents
Population about 15,195 per the 2024 Special Census. Western DuPage city along the I-88 corridor.
Wheaton Warrenville CUSD 200
K-12 unit district with about 11,632 students across 13 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools. Most Warrenville students attend Wheaton Warrenville South HS.
I-88 corridor
Direct frontage on the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway with a Winfield Road interchange and another at IL 59.
Cantigny Park
500 acre estate park with formal gardens, the Robert R. McCormick Museum, and the First Division Museum on Winfield Road just east of the city.
Fermilab adjacent
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory sits immediately west of Warrenville on the former village of Weston site, with public trails and a visitor center.
Three forest preserves
Blackwell, McDowell Grove, and Warrenville Grove together wrap the city in DuPage Forest Preserve land along the West Branch DuPage River.
Route 59 + I-88 retail
Big box, grocery, and dining cluster around the IL 59 / I-88 interchange. Daily errands stay inside city limits.
No Metra in town
Closest commuter rail is the BNSF in Naperville and the UP-W in West Chicago and Wheaton.
What’s close
Warrenville occupies a central spot in western DuPage County, with quick I-88 access east toward Chicago and west toward the Fox Valley, and major forest preserve land along the West Branch DuPage River.
- I-88 (Reagan Memorial Tollway)
- Direct frontage with the Winfield Road interchange in town and another at IL 59 on the western edge.
- Cantigny Park to the east
- Former McCormick estate, now 500 acres of gardens and museums on Winfield Road, on the Wheaton border.
- Fermilab to the west
- America's particle physics lab on the former village of Weston site, with trails and the Lederman Science Center.
- Forest preserve ring
- Blackwell, McDowell Grove, and Warrenville Grove together wrap most of the city in DuPage Forest Preserve land along the West Branch DuPage River.
- Downtown Warrenville
- Compact Batavia Road core with the historic Albright Theatre and a small slate of restaurants near Warrenville Grove.
- Naperville BNSF Metra
- Nearest commuter rail at Naperville Station on the BNSF Line; additional UP-W access at West Chicago and Wheaton.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in Warrenville leans heavily on the surrounding forest preserves. Blackwell, McDowell Grove, and Warrenville Grove together wrap most of the city in protected open space along the West Branch of the DuPage River, giving residents trail access, fishing lakes, sledding hills, and a long stretch of the regional Illinois Prairie Path system. Mount Hoy at Blackwell, a 190 foot capped landfill turned scenic overlook, is a local landmark.
The downtown core along Batavia Road is small, with a handful of restaurants and the historic Albright Theatre, while big box and grocery shopping cluster near the IL 59 and I-88 interchange. Most housing turnover happens in the larger 1990s and 2000s subdivisions on the north and west sides of town, with prices typically lower than neighboring Wheaton and Naperville for comparable square footage. School district 200 keeps the family demand consistent because buyers can get a Wheaton Warrenville South attendance address at Warrenville prices.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Warrenville 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 Warrenville.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- CUSD200Grades Pre-K – 12
Wheaton Warrenville Community Unit School District 200
Schools serving the area
- Wheaton Warrenville South High School
- Wheaton North High School
- Hubble Middle School
- Edison Middle School
- Bower Elementary School
CUSD 200 covers Wheaton and Warrenville plus portions of Carol Stream, Winfield, and West Chicago. Most Warrenville students attend Wheaton Warrenville South HS at the city's east end. About 11,632 total students across 13 elementary, 4 middle, and 2 high schools.
From the neighborhood
Around Warrenville
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@itsabbysworldafterallAround town
What there is to do in Warrenville.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Parks
Cantigny Park
500 acre estate park with formal gardens, the Robert R. McCormick Museum, and the First Division Museum on Winfield Road.
- Parks
Blackwell Forest Preserve
1,366 acre DuPage forest preserve with Silver Lake, Mount Hoy, and more than 6 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and cross country skiing.
- Parks
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Riverside DuPage forest preserve along the West Branch DuPage River with picnic groves, fishing access, and woodland trails.
- Parks
Warrenville Grove Forest Preserve
Compact DuPage forest preserve on land originally claimed by Julius Warren, with river access and a playground near downtown.
- Culture
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
America's particle physics laboratory next door to Warrenville, with public trails, a visitor center, and the Lederman Science Center.
- Family
Illinois Prairie Path
Regional rail trail system that passes directly through Warrenville along the West Branch DuPage River corridor.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Warrenville.
DriveBy car
- Routes: I-88 (Reagan Memorial Tollway) · IL 59 · Winfield Road · Batavia Road
- O'Hare Airport: ~36 min
- Chicago Loop: ~50 min
By the numbers
Warrenville 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
8.25%
combined
Median sold price
$345,000
MRED · last 12 mo (195 sales)
Median household income
$100,321
ACS
How Warrenville got here
A bit of history.
Warrenville was founded in 1833 when Julius Warren and his family arrived from New York. Daniel Warren, Julius's father, claimed land at what is now McDowell Grove Forest Preserve, and Julius claimed land at what is now Warrenville Grove Forest Preserve. Julius built the area's first inn and tavern in 1838, and the settlement grew around two mills and a plank road connecting it to Naperville and Winfield, on which Julius operated a stagecoach line.
After five failed incorporation attempts, Warrenville finally incorporated in 1967 with a population of about 4,000. In the mid 1970s two large subdivisions were developed on the west side of town, immediately next to the newly built Fermilab particle physics campus, which had absorbed the former village of Weston. To the east, the McCormick family's Cantigny estate transitioned from experimental farm to public park after Colonel Robert R. McCormick's death in 1955. The 2024 Special Census put Warrenville's population at about 15,195.
The questions buyers actually ask
Warrenville FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Warrenville. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What school district serves Warrenville, IL?
- Warrenville is served by Wheaton Warrenville Community Unit School District 200 (CUSD 200), based in Wheaton. The district covers Wheaton and Warrenville plus portions of Carol Stream, Winfield, and West Chicago. Most Warrenville students attend Wheaton Warrenville South High School.
- Does Warrenville have a Metra station?
- No. There is no Metra station in Warrenville. The closest commuter rail options are Naperville Station on the BNSF Line and the Union Pacific West Line stations in West Chicago and Wheaton.
- What is the property tax rate in Warrenville?
- According to Ownwell, Warrenville has an effective property tax rate of about 2.36 percent, with a median property tax bill near 5,900 dollars. The rate is close to the Illinois state median and well above the national median of about 1.02 percent.
- How far is Warrenville from downtown Chicago and O'Hare?
- Warrenville is roughly 27 miles from O'Hare International Airport, a drive of about 36 minutes via I-88 and I-294 in light traffic. Downtown Chicago is a longer drive, with most commuters using the Metra BNSF Line out of Naperville Station.
- Is Cantigny Park in Warrenville?
- Cantigny Park sits on Winfield Road on the border between Warrenville and Wheaton. Most addresses use Wheaton, but the 500 acre estate park is directly adjacent to Warrenville and is considered one of the city's signature local amenities.
- What is the housing stock like in Warrenville?
- Most of the city's homes are in 1990s and 2000s subdivisions, with a smaller stock of older homes near the original village core along Batavia Road. Median home values per Zillow are around 297,000 dollars, generally lower than comparable homes in Naperville or Wheaton.
- Is Fermilab in Warrenville?
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory occupies the land just west of Warrenville, on the site of the former village of Weston that was absorbed when the lab was built. Several west side Warrenville subdivisions back directly to the Fermilab campus.
Nearby
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