Wood Dale · DuPage County · IL
Homes for sale in
Wood Dale.
- Active listings
- 30
- Median list
- $405K
- Avg time on market
- 7 days
- Sold · last year
- 154
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About the community
Living in Wood Dale.
Wood Dale is a north DuPage County city of roughly 14,000 residents (14,012 at the 2020 Census) wedged immediately southwest of O'Hare International Airport, just 10 miles and about 15 minutes from terminal curbside. Commuters use the Metra Wood Dale station on the Milwaukee District West (MD-W) line at 199 Division Street, with downtown reachable at Chicago Union Station in roughly 45 minutes. Families are zoned to Wood Dale School District 7 for Pre-K through 8th grade and to Fenton Community High School District 100 (Fenton High School in Bensenville) for grades 9 through 12. The community has a working-class and middle-class character anchored by a substantial industrial base, with roughly 9.2 million square feet of warehouse and flex space concentrated along Thorndale Avenue, Mittel Boulevard, and the IL-83 (Kingery Highway) corridor. Salt Creek runs through town, anchoring a forest preserve, and Wood Dale Junction marks the railroad-era heart of the original village.
At a glance
~14,000 residents
2020 Census population 14,012. Compact city of just 4.89 square miles, almost fully built out.
Metra MD-W
Wood Dale station at 199 Division Street on the Milwaukee District West line, fare zone 3, accessible.
Wood Dale 7 + Fenton 100
Wood Dale School District 7 (PK-8) plus Fenton Community High School District 100 (Fenton High School in Bensenville).
O'Hare adjacency
Roughly 10 miles, 15 minutes by car to terminal curbside. Popular base for airline crews and travel-heavy professionals.
IL-83 + IL-19 + IL-390
Kingery Highway (IL-83) and Irving Park Road (IL-19) cross the city, with the IL-390 Elgin O'Hare Tollway running east-west along Thorndale.
9.2 million sq ft of industrial
Substantial industrial flex base and 855 businesses, concentrated along Thorndale, Mittel, and the IL-83 corridor.
Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve
92 wooded acres with roughly 2 miles of trails along Salt Creek at 151 S. Addison Road.
Historic German Lutheran roots
Pre-Civil War German immigrant settlement seeded the village; Wood Dale incorporated 1928, became a city by referendum in 1970.
What’s close
Wood Dale sits in the northeastern corner of DuPage County, immediately southwest of O'Hare International Airport and roughly 20 driving miles from Chicago Union Station, bounded by Elk Grove Village (Cook County) to the north, Bensenville to the east, Addison to the south and southwest, and Itasca to the west.
- Wood Dale Metra Station (MD-W)
- 199 Division Street, fare zone 3, the daily commuter anchor on the Milwaukee District West line into Union Station.
- Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve
- 92 wooded acres along Salt Creek at 151 S. Addison Road with picnic shelters and roughly 2 miles of hiking trails.
- Thorndale and Mittel industrial corridor
- 9.2 million sq ft of warehouse and flex space along Thorndale Avenue and Mittel Boulevard near the IL-390 / IL-83 interchange.
- Wood Dale Public Library
- 520 N Wood Dale Road, programs, eResources, and study space for the city.
- Wood Dale Park District
- 140 acres of parkland across 12 sites, including an 18-hole golf course, a water park, and a community center.
- O'Hare International Airport
- About 10 miles and 15 minutes from terminal curbside, with IL-390 providing a direct tollway connection.
What it’s actually like to live here
Daily life in Wood Dale skews quiet and residential away from the major arterials. Most of the city is laid out in postwar single-family neighborhoods on streets that flow toward Wood Dale Road, Irving Park, and the MD-W tracks. Families lean on the Wood Dale Park District (organized 1967, roughly 140 acres across 12 sites including an 18-hole golf course, a water park, and a community center), the Wood Dale Public Library at 520 N Wood Dale Road, and the riverfront walking at Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve.
The city's location is its strongest pitch. Wood Dale is one of the easiest commutes in the western suburbs to O'Hare (around 15 minutes), making it a popular base for airline crews, freight workers, and travel-heavy professionals, and the Metra Wood Dale station puts a one-seat ride to downtown Chicago within walking distance for many neighborhoods. On price, Wood Dale sits a notch below neighboring Itasca and Bloomingdale on a typical single-family home, with a median Zillow listing around $389,000 in May 2026, making it one of the more attainable DuPage entry points for buyers who still want the township and county services.
Neighborhoods
Detailed Wood Dale 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 Wood Dale.
Boundary lines do shift. Always confirm in writing for a specific address before writing an offer.
- D7Grades Pre-K – 8
Wood Dale School District 7
Schools serving the area
- Oakbrook School (K-2)
- Westview Elementary (3-5)
- Wood Dale Junior High (6-8)
- Early Childhood Center (PreK)
Wood Dale SD 7 is headquartered at 543 N Wood Dale Road with roughly 890 students across four schools.
- D100Grades 9 – 12
Fenton Community High School District 100
Schools serving the area
- Fenton High School (Bensenville)
Fenton CHSD 100 is a two-town high school district that operates a single school, Fenton High School at 1000 W Green Street in Bensenville, serving roughly 1,500 students from Bensenville, Wood Dale, and a small portion of Addison.
Around town
What there is to do in Wood Dale.
A handful of the places people who live here actually use. Not a directory.
- Family
Wood Dale Park District
140 acres of parkland and 12 sites including the White Pines Golf Club (18 holes plus driving range), a water park, and a community center.
- Parks
Salt Creek Park Forest Preserve
92 wooded acres along Salt Creek at 151 S. Addison Road with picnic shelters and roughly 2 miles of hiking trails.
- Parks
Lionwood Park
Wood Dale Park District neighborhood park with playground, walking paths, and open space.
- Culture
Wood Dale Public Library
520 N Wood Dale Road; programs, eResources, and study space (closed Sundays).
- Culture
Wood Dale Historical Museum
Local history museum preserving the city's German immigrant and railroad-era heritage, operated by the Wood Dale Historical Society.
- Culture
Wood Dale Metra Station and Junction
199 Division Street, the historic depot site originally established on land donated by Frederick E. Lester in 1873 and rebuilt at its present location in 1890.
Getting around
Commute + transit from Wood Dale.
- Stations: Wood Dale
- Terminal: Chicago Union Station
- Routes: IL 83 (Kingery Highway) · IL 19 (Irving Park Road) · IL 390 (Elgin O'Hare Tollway) · Thorndale Avenue · Mittel Boulevard
- Chicago Loop: ~31 min
- O'Hare Airport: ~15 min
By the numbers
Wood Dale taxes + market stats.
Property tax rates vary by exact township and assessor district. Confirm per address before pricing a purchase.
Property tax rate
2.15%
effective avg
Sales tax
8.00%
combined
Median sold price
$367,000
MRED · last 12 mo (154 sales)
Median household income
$90,408
ACS
How Wood Dale got here
A bit of history.
The land that became Wood Dale was originally Winnebago hunting ground, ceded after Illinois statehood in 1818. In 1833 Hezekiah Dunklee and Mason Smith staked a claim near a stand of timber along Salt Creek that became known as Dunklee's Grove, and Edward Lester arrived two years later in November 1835 and settled on Irving Park Road at the creek. A wave of German immigrants followed in the years before the Civil War, building churches, schools, and small commercial trades; a separate cluster just to the north grew into a small settlement called Sagone, complete with a general store, blacksmith, hotel, stagecoach stop, and two schools (Puttin' Hill School and the German Lutheran School).
The arrival of the Chicago and Pacific Railroad in 1873 reshaped the area. Frederick E. Lester donated land for a depot south of Sagone at what is now Irving Park Road and Wood Dale Road, and Lester and Frederick Heuer opened the area's first industry, a cheese factory, beside the depot. The railroad was later absorbed by the Milwaukee Road and today carries Metra's Milwaukee District West Line. The name Wood Dale was adopted in the early 20th century, and the community incorporated as a village on August 28, 1928. Wood Dale grew rapidly with postwar suburbanization (from 3,071 residents in 1960 to more than 11,000 by 1980) and was elevated from village to city status by referendum on May 1, 1970, shifting to a mayor-council government.
The questions buyers actually ask
Wood Dale FAQ
The questions I get most from buyers shopping Wood Dale. If yours isn't here, text 224-385-8779, same-day reply.
- How are Wood Dale schools?
- Elementary and middle students attend Wood Dale School District 7, a small four-school PK-8 district of about 890 students based at 543 N Wood Dale Road. High schoolers attend Fenton High School in neighboring Bensenville (Fenton Community High School District 100), which was named the College Board's 2019 AP District of the Year in the small-districts category.
- What's the commute like?
- You have two solid options. By car, downtown Chicago is roughly 20 miles and about 31 minutes off-peak. By rail, the Metra Wood Dale station on the Milwaukee District West Line gets you to Chicago Union Station in about 45 minutes from fare zone 3.
- What are property taxes like in Wood Dale?
- Effective property tax rates in Wood Dale run around 2.15 percent, with a median annual bill near $5,669 per Ownwell's DuPage data, which is typical for north-county DuPage.
- What's the sales tax in Wood Dale?
- The minimum combined sales tax rate is 8.0 percent (6.25 percent Illinois plus 1.0 percent Wood Dale plus 0.75 percent special district), with certain addresses reaching up to 8.75 percent.
- Living next to O'Hare, what about the noise?
- Wood Dale sits roughly 10 miles southwest of O'Hare (about 15 minutes by car), so flight paths and ambient airport traffic are part of daily life, especially in neighborhoods on the east side closer to IL-83 and the Thorndale corridor. The trade-off is unbeatable airport access, which is exactly why a lot of airline employees and frequent travelers choose Wood Dale.
- Wood Dale vs Bensenville vs Itasca, what's the difference?
- All three are small north-DuPage neighbors with MD-W Metra access. Bensenville is directly east and shares Fenton High School with Wood Dale, but it also has Bensenville-specific elementary districts. Itasca is to the west and generally trends a notch more expensive on median home price. Wood Dale tends to be the value play of the three, with a median Zillow listing around $389,000 in May 2026.
- What's the housing stock look like?
- Mostly postwar and 1960s-70s single-family detached on modest lots, with newer townhome and condo product mixed in near the train station and along the Irving Park corridor. Inventory is limited because the city is only 4.89 square miles and almost fully built out.
- Who is the real estate agent for Wood Dale?
- Joe Keegan is the local licensed Illinois real estate broker who covers Wood Dale in Wood Dale, 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 Wood Dale 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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