Willowbrook · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Stanhope Square.
- Active listings
- 3
- Median list
- $320K
- Avg time on market
- 9 days
- Sold · last year
- 8
Active listings
3 homes on the market
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About the community
Early-1980s condominiums on open green space in north Willowbrook.
Stanhope Square is an attached-housing community on the north side of Willowbrook, north of 63rd Street and west of Route 83, with streets including Stanhope Drive, Brookside Lane, Windsor Lane, and Essex Court. Construction ran from roughly 1981 through about 1985 in low-rise brick and stucco buildings of four units each, set back on shared common grounds with mature landscaping, a small brook, and an adjacent wetland with a walking path. Most units are single-level floor plans with an attached one-car garage, a fireplace, and a balcony. It is one of the more attainable entry points into this corner of DuPage County.
At a glance
Condominium ownership
Four units per building, brick and stucco, two stories. Not detached houses on lots.
Roughly 995 to 1,650 sqft
Documented plans include models at about 1,160, 1,196, 1,356, and 1,585 sqft.
Mostly 2 bed, 2 bath
Some one-bath and some three-bedroom units appear in the history.
Attached one-car garage
With opener, plus separate storage as an association amenity.
Fireplaces and vaulted ceilings
Gas fireplace in the living room, cathedral ceilings, and a private balcony are common.
Brook and wetland path
Open green space with a brook leading to an adjacent wetland and walking path.
Village levies almost nothing
Willowbrook does not levy property tax for general village services and has no separate park district.
Verify the school assignment
Willowbrook is split among several elementary districts and two D86 high schools.
Route 83 at 63rd Street
With I-55 and I-294 minutes away and Oak Brook about five miles north.
What’s close
Stanhope Square sits north of 63rd Street and west of Route 83, at one of the better-connected road positions in southeastern DuPage County.
- Highways
- Route 83, the Kingery Highway, is immediately east at 63rd Street, with I-55 and I-294 both close by.
- Employment
- Oak Brook and the I-88 corridor about five miles north, with Argonne National Laboratory a few minutes away.
- Train
- No station in Willowbrook. The nearest BNSF stops are Hinsdale, West Hinsdale, and Westmont, all a drive or a Pace connection.
- Shopping
- Willowbrook Town Center at Plainfield Road and Route 83, with Oakbrook Center roughly five miles north.
- Hospital
- UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale on North Oak Street in Hinsdale.
- Parks
- Willowbrook runs ten park sites through the village rather than a park district, with Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve nearby.
What it’s actually like to live here
Stanhope Square is what people are usually describing when they say they want this part of DuPage County without the price of entry that normally comes with it. The buildings are small, four units apiece, brick and stucco, set back on open lawn with a brook running through and a wetland path at the edge. Most units are single-level living with an attached garage, a fireplace, and a balcony looking at green space rather than a parking lot. That combination, a one-level floor plan plus an attached garage plus somebody else handling the snow and the lawn, is why the community draws such a wide mix of buyers: first-time owners, people downsizing out of a larger house nearby, and commuters who want to reach Route 83, I-55, and I-294 in minutes without paying for a yard they will not use.
The trade for that value is real and worth stating plainly. This is an early-1980s condominium, so mechanical systems, windows, kitchens, and baths vary enormously from one unit to the next, and the difference between a unit updated in the last five years and one that is largely original is the single biggest driver of what you will pay and what you will spend after closing. There is no clubhouse, no pool, and no fitness center. The amenity here is maintenance-free ownership and the village park system down the road, not on-site recreation. There is no Metra station in Willowbrook either, so a downtown commute means driving to Hinsdale or Westmont and parking, or connecting via Pace.
What you get in exchange is a rare pocket of low carrying cost inside a strong services footprint. The village levies essentially no property tax of its own and funds parks out of the operating budget rather than through a separate park district, which is a structural advantage that does not show up in a listing photo. Add Oak Brook five miles north, Waterfall Glen a short drive south, a full retail center at Route 83 and Plainfield Road, and a teaching hospital in Hinsdale, and the practical case for the location is strong. The one thing that is genuinely not a formality here is school assignment, because Willowbrook is split several ways and it needs to be verified for the specific unit.
Market trends
Why this market moves the way it does
In a community where every building is the same age and the floor plans repeat, condition is the market. The spread between an original early-1980s unit and a fully renovated one is wider here than the spread between floor plans, and it is the first thing to underwrite. The second is the association, because in forty-plus-year-old buildings the reserve position drives whether you inherit a special assessment.
What holds value
The fundamentals matter more than the cosmetics here. Buyers want floor plan, lot, and basement, in that order. Cosmetics are the tiebreaker.
- Condition over square footage
- Original 1980s interiors and fully renovated units sit side by side. That gap drives price more than size does.
- Reserve funding
- At this building age, roofs, siding, drives, and common utilities are the big-ticket items. A well-funded reserve is real value.
- Entry level and garage
- Some units enter at ground level and some at the second level, and the attached one-car garage is a differentiator against competing condo stock.
- Outlook
- Units facing the open green space, the brook, and the wetland separate from those facing parking.
- Low village levy
- Willowbrook levies almost nothing for general services and has no separate park district, which lowers the total carrying cost.
Real talk
Who shouldn’t buy here
Here is the honest version before you tour.
These are condominiums, not townhouses on their own lots, and the distinction matters for financing, insurance, and what you actually own. Ownership is condominium ownership with a mandatory monthly assessment, and any page or listing that describes them as detached houses is wrong. Ask specifically whether the association is FHA or VA approved if your financing depends on it, because that is not published anywhere public.
School assignment in Willowbrook is genuinely split, and this is one of the few communities where verifying is not a formality. Willowbrook addresses fall across several elementary districts, and District 86 operates two high schools that both draw from parts of the village. The assignments that show on listing sites come from MLS-entered fields, not from a district boundary map. Confirm with the districts directly using the exact unit address.
Buy the association, not just the unit. Request the resale disclosure package from management and read the budget, the reserve study, the last twelve months of board minutes, and any notice of special assessment. Also confirm the current pet rule and any weight cap, and whether there is a rental cap if you might ever lease the unit. None of those are published publicly, so you have to ask.
One piece of advice
“The value case here is straightforward: single-level living with an attached garage, on green space, in a location that reaches Route 83, I-55, and I-294 in minutes, at a carrying cost the village's near-zero levy actually helps. Two things decide whether a specific unit is a good buy. Read the reserve study and the last year of minutes, because these are forty-plus-year-old buildings and the roofs and siding are the real money. And verify the school assignment for the exact address, because Willowbrook is split and the listing field is not the district.”
The questions buyers actually ask
Stanhope Square FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Stanhope Square. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- What does the HOA actually cover?
- Per current MLS records the monthly assessment includes water, master insurance, exterior maintenance, lawn care, scavenger service, and snow removal, with separate storage listed as an association amenity. Assessments vary by unit size and phase. Owners remain responsible for everything inside the unit, including HVAC, water heater, appliances, and interior finishes, plus their own unit-owner policy layered over the master policy. Confirm the exact figure and inclusions for the specific unit.
- What's the typical closing timeline?
- 30 to 45 days from accepted offer to keys. Cash deals can close in two weeks. Conventional financing is usually closer to 45.
- Are these single-family houses or condominiums?
- Condominiums. Stanhope Square is an attached-housing community of four-unit brick and stucco buildings, and MLS records list ownership as condo with property type attached single. Every unit carries a mandatory monthly assessment. Most units are single-level floor plans with an attached one-car garage, and some are entered at ground level while others are on the second level. Any description of these as detached houses on lots is incorrect.
- What does the monthly assessment cover, and what am I still responsible for?
- According to current MLS records the monthly assessment includes water, the master insurance policy, exterior maintenance, lawn care, trash removal, and snow removal, with separate storage listed as an association amenity. You remain responsible for everything inside your unit: HVAC, water heater, appliances, flooring, fixtures, interior finishes, and your own unit-owner insurance policy layered over the association's master policy. Assessments vary by unit size and phase, so get the exact figure for the specific unit before you write an offer.
- What schools would my child attend?
- Verify this one rather than relying on a listing sheet. Current MLS data points to Maercker School District 60 for elementary and middle school, with Holmes Primary for the early grades in Clarendon Hills, Maercker Intermediate in Westmont, and Westview Hills Middle School in Willowbrook, and to Hinsdale Township High School District 86 for high school. Willowbrook is genuinely split: several elementary districts serve different parts of the village, and District 86 operates two high schools that both draw from Willowbrook. Confirm with Maercker District 60 and District 86 using the exact unit address before making a decision based on schools.
- It was built in the early 1980s. What should I check before buying?
- Three things. First, the unit itself: furnace, air conditioner, water heater, windows, and the electrical panel, since these are forty-plus-year-old buildings and replacement timing varies unit to unit. Second, the association: request the resale disclosure package and read the budget, the reserve study, the last twelve months of board minutes, and any notice of special assessment. At this building age, roofs, siding, drives, and common utilities are the big-ticket items and you want to know how well funded they are. Third, the rules: the current pet policy and any weight cap, whether there is a rental cap, and whether the association is FHA or VA approved if your financing depends on it.
- Are there amenities on site?
- Not in the resort sense, and it is worth being direct about that. There is no clubhouse, pool, or fitness center. What the community actually has is landscaped common grounds and open green space, a brook that feeds an adjacent wetland with a walking path, private balconies, attached garages, separate storage, and an association that handles exterior maintenance, lawn care, and snow removal. Recreation comes from the Village of Willowbrook, which operates ten park sites across roughly 56 acres through the village itself rather than a separate park district, plus Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve nearby.
- What do homes cost here, and how is the market right now?
- Pricing and market activity change constantly, so rather than quote a number that will be stale by the time you read it, check the live Market snapshot on this page. It pulls current listing and sale activity for Stanhope Square directly from the MLS. What is stable is the character: this community is one of the more attainable ways to buy into this part of southeastern DuPage County, and the spread between an original 1980s unit and a fully renovated one is wide, so condition drives price more than square footage does.
- Who is the real estate agent for Stanhope Square?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Stanhope Square in Willowbrook, 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 Stanhope Square 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 Stanhope Square
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
- Willowbrook specialist
- Honest local market take
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Market snapshot
Stanhope Square, 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
$319,900
Typical sale price · last 90 days
$305,000
Homes for sale right now
3
Avg time on market
9 days
Sold in the last year
8
This representation is based in whole or in part on data supplied by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC for the period August 16, 2025 through August 16, 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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Homes in Stanhope Square are most often zoned to Hinsdale Central. Open a school to see its area, the district, and every home for sale that feeds it.
School assignment is derived from the school the MRED listing agent entered and is not a guarantee. Always verify current attendance boundaries with the district before writing an offer.
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