Winfield · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Winfield.
- Active listings
- 13
- Median list
- $435K
- Avg time on market
- 24 days
- Sold · last year
- 181
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Active listings
13 homes on the market
About the community
Living in Winfield.
Winfield is a compact central-DuPage village of roughly 9,800 residents tucked between Wheaton and West Chicago, about 28 miles west of downtown Chicago. The Winfield Metra station sits on the Union Pacific West Line, putting Ogilvie Transportation Center 27.5 miles east via direct commuter rail. The community's largest employer and most recognizable landmark is Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, a 390-bed facility opened in 1964 that anchors the village's east side. Almost all homes here feed Community Unit School District 200, the same district that serves Wheaton and Warrenville. The historic downtown clusters around Winfield Road near the Metra tracks, and three large DuPage Forest Preserve properties (Kline Creek Farm, Winfield Mounds, and West DuPage Woods) ring the village.
At a glance
~9,835 residents
2020 Census population for Winfield, with a 2022 estimate of roughly 10,046.
Metra UP-W
Winfield station at Jewell Road and Winfield Road, 27.5 miles from Chicago Ogilvie Transportation Center on the Union Pacific West line.
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
390-bed full-service hospital inside village limits, opened 1964 as Central DuPage Hospital and the village's largest employer.
CUSD 200
Community Unit School District 200 (Wheaton-Warrenville) covers Winfield K-12, with Pleasant Hill Elementary inside the village.
Kline Creek Farm
1890s living-history farm operated by the DuPage Forest Preserve, drawing roughly 70,000 visitors a year.
Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve
359 acres along the West Branch DuPage River with the only documented prehistoric burial mounds in DuPage County.
Klein Creek Golf Club
18-hole public Dick Nugent course (par 72, 6,701 yards) at 1N333 Pleasant Hill Road.
91.9 percent homeownership
High-ownership, family-heavy village with a median age of 44 and median household income above $135,000.
What’s close
Winfield sits in the geographic center of DuPage County, about 28 miles west of the Loop, wedged between Wheaton to the east and West Chicago to the west, with Carol Stream to the north and Warrenville to the south.
- Historic downtown core
- Cluster around Winfield Road and Jewell Road next to the Metra station: village hall, small shops, and the train all within a few blocks.
- Winfield Metra Station (UP-W)
- Commuter rail anchor at Jewell Road and Winfield Road, 27.5 miles from Chicago Ogilvie Transportation Center.
- Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
- 390-bed full-service hospital inside village limits, the largest employer in town.
- Kline Creek Farm
- 1890s living-history farm on County Farm Road operated by the DuPage Forest Preserve.
- Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve
- 359 acres of restored savanna with the only documented prehistoric burial mounds in DuPage County.
- Cantigny Park
- 500-acre former Robert R. McCormick estate at 1S151 Winfield Road, technically a Wheaton address but accessed via Winfield Road.
What it’s actually like to live here
Winfield reads as a small, low-key village rather than a typical Chicago commuter suburb. Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital sits inside village limits and employs a huge share of working residents (Health Care and Social Assistance is the second-largest employment sector locally per Data USA). The walkable historic core gathers around Winfield Road and the Metra tracks at Jewell Road, and most of the residential development radiates north and south from there into quiet, leafy subdivisions.
This is a family-heavy, high-homeownership community. Census-tracked homeownership runs at 91.9 percent, well above the national average, and the median age of 44 reflects an established suburban population. Most buyers come for the Wheaton 200 schools, the Metra commute, and the proximity to three large DuPage Forest Preserve properties (Kline Creek Farm, Winfield Mounds, and the West DuPage Woods complex) without paying full Wheaton-village prices.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Winfield 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 Winfield.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- CUSD 200Grades Pre-K – 12
Community Unit School District 200 (Wheaton-Warrenville)
Schools serving the area
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School (Winfield)
- Hubble Middle School (Warrenville)
- Wheaton North High School
- Wheaton Warrenville South High School
Most Winfield kids attend Pleasant Hill Elementary inside the village, then feed into Hubble Middle School in Warrenville, then either Wheaton North or Wheaton Warrenville South High School depending on address. Verify boundaries street-by-street.
From the neighborhood
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@sew.mineAround town
What there is to do in Winfield.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Family
Kline Creek Farm
1890s living-history farm on County Farm Road operated by the DuPage Forest Preserve, draws around 70,000 visitors a year.
- Parks
Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve
359 acres along the West Branch DuPage River with restored savanna and the only documented prehistoric burial mounds in DuPage County.
- Parks
Klein Creek Golf Club
18-hole public Dick Nugent course (par 72, 6,701 yards) at 1N333 Pleasant Hill Road.
- Family
Winfield Park District
Programs, athletics, and parks across the village including the recently renovated Oakwood Park.
- Parks
Cantigny Park
500-acre former McCormick estate at 1S151 Winfield Road, with gardens, the First Division Museum, and 27 holes of golf.
- Parks
West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve
Adjacent forest preserve with trails along the West Branch DuPage River.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Winfield.
MetraUP-W line
- Stations: Winfield
- Terminal: Chicago Ogilvie Transportation Center
- Distance: 27.5 miles to downtown Chicago
DriveBy car
- Routes: Geneva Road · Roosevelt Road (IL-38) · Winfield Road · I-88 (Reagan Memorial Tollway)
- Chicago Loop: ~42 min
- O'Hare Airport: ~44 min
By the numbers
Winfield taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.38%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$450,000
MRED · last 12 mo (181 sales)
Median household income
$135,795
ACS
How Winfield got here
A bit of history.
Erastus and Jude P. Gary settled the area in 1832, and the spot was first called Gary's Mill. The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad punched through in 1849, and Jim Hodges built Hedges Station that same year as the first depot on the line, establishing Winfield as an early trade and migration stop. James P. Doe platted the village as Fredericksburg in 1853 in recognition of the large German-speaking population, then it was renamed Winfield in 1854 after Mexican-American War hero General Winfield Scott.
An earlier attempt at incorporation in 1884 under the name Frederick Park failed because the settlement could not meet the 300-resident minimum. Winfield finally incorporated as a village on April 16, 1921, with a population of 310. Citizens from Glen Ellyn, Lombard, Wheaton, Warrenville, Winfield, and West Chicago formed the Central DuPage Hospital Association in 1958, and on September 16, 1964, Central DuPage Hospital opened with 113 beds and 66 physicians. That hospital, now Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, has driven much of Winfield's post-war growth.
The questions buyers actually ask
Winfield FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Winfield. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- How are Winfield schools?
- Winfield is served by Community Unit School District 200, the same district that runs Wheaton and Warrenville schools. Most Winfield kids attend Pleasant Hill Elementary inside the village, then feed into Hubble Middle School in Warrenville, then either Wheaton North or Wheaton Warrenville South High School depending on address. CUSD 200 is consistently one of the larger and better-ranked districts in DuPage County.
- What's the commute like from Winfield?
- The Winfield Metra station is on the Union Pacific West Line, 27.5 miles from Ogilvie Transportation Center. By car, you are about 28 miles from O'Hare (around 44 minutes off-peak) and 29 miles from the Loop (around 42 minutes off-peak), with I-88 accessed via Winfield Road to the south.
- How high are property taxes in Winfield?
- The median effective property tax rate in Winfield is 2.38 percent, slightly below the Illinois state median of 2.35 percent per Ownwell trend data. Median annual property tax bill runs around $7,895. That is high by national standards but typical for DuPage County.
- How does Winfield compare to Wheaton?
- Winfield is the smaller, quieter neighbor. Same school district (CUSD 200), same general housing stock and price band, but Winfield is more village-scale (around 10,000 people vs Wheaton's roughly 53,000) and the downtown is much smaller. Buyers often choose Winfield to get Wheaton 200 schools and Metra without paying central-Wheaton prices.
- Does the hospital affect noise or traffic?
- Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is a 390-bed full-service hospital inside village limits, with helipad operations and a major outpatient building. It is the village's largest employer. Traffic patterns around Winfield Road and County Farm Road reflect that, especially at shift changes, but the residential streets away from the campus stay quiet.
- What's there to do in Winfield outside of dinner?
- Kline Creek Farm (an 1890s living-history farm run by the DuPage Forest Preserve), Winfield Mounds Forest Preserve (359 acres with prehistoric burial mounds), Klein Creek Golf Club (18-hole public), and the Winfield Park District programs. Cantigny Park's 500-acre estate is just over the Wheaton line on Winfield Road.
- Is Winfield walkable?
- The historic downtown cluster around Winfield Road and Jewell Road (next to the Metra station) is walkable, with the village hall, shops, and the train all within a few blocks. The newer subdivisions north and south of that core are typical car-dependent suburban.
Nearby
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Your local agent
Joe knows Winfield
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.
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- Winfield specialist
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