Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.01,643 homes sold in Naperville in the last year, at a typical $586K
About one sale in 3 is a condo. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Naperville homes are listed.
Every place Naperville homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Naperville.
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Links open the listing sites; TownRatings isn’t paid for them and doesn’t rank one above another. Rentals and government-owned homes come from sources outside the MLS.
17% of Naperville’s sales are condos, at $426K less than a house
1078 houses and 276 condos sold in the year to May 2026. Condos sell faster. Houses draw more bidding wars.
typical sale · 1078 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $269IL $180
- Days to sell
- 51
- Sold over asking
- 39%
- Listings with a price cut
- 17%
typical sale · 276 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $231IL $251
- Days to sell
- 46
- Sold over asking
- 25%
- Listings with a price cut
- 14%
Multi-family (2–4 units): 3 sold, typical $642K
Townhouses: 286 sold, typical $413K
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than before 2022, at 1.6 times the 2016 price
1,643 sales in the last year, against 2,846 in 2021 and a low of 1,647 in 2023. The typical sale went from $364K in 2016 to $586K.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $600K buys in Naperville
Check a listing against what Naperville homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Naperville are more common than before the pandemic, but 56% fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Naperville’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 1,643 sales.
If you’re buying in Naperville
- Shop in March. It brings about 310 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (26% over asking).
- Less room to haggle. Only 17% of listings cut their price, against 25% before the pandemic.
- Bid near asking. Buyers paid 99.7% of the list price on average; 35% paid over.
- Move fast on good ones. Half of homes are under contract within two weeks.
Spring brings both the most homes and the most bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 313 a month), and the most competition: 32% close over asking. March and April offer nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (26%). January has the least competition (15%) but only about 163 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Nearly as heated as 2021, and about like Illinois as a whole
| Naperville now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | IL now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 35% | 13% | 41% | 37% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 50% | 38% | 56% | 46% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 17% | 25% | 24% | 19% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 99.7% | 97.6% | 99.7% | 99.2% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 50 | 66 | 14 | 49 |
335 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s 1.3 times the 2021 low (260), 56% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2019’s 815.
1 in 6 listings has cut its price
17% in the last year, against 25% in 2017–19 and 19% across Illinois.
Since 2019, houses are up 59%, condos 73%
A house typically sold for $712K in the last year (1078 sales), a condo for $286K (276).
Median sale price, weighted by sales each month. Years with fewer than 4 sales of a type are left out.
Naperville ranks 197th of 324 busy Illinois markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Naperville is in the middle of the pack.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Five things worth knowing
New listings in May
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 75.
Best time to buySchools
The schools grade for Naperville, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in NapervilleTypical commute
The average one-way trip to work for people who live in Naperville.
Work & commuteCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Lisle Township, Warrenville, Bolingbrook, Woodridge, Aurora and Winfield Township sell for less a square foot
The busier markets within 25 miles of Naperville, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 1,683 | $338K | $213 | 41% | 49 |
| Naperville | 1,643 | $586K | $257 | 35% | 50 |
| Bolingbrook | 764 | $374K | $203 | 42% | 52 |
| Woodridge | 392 | $416K | $229 | 44% | 53 |
| Lisle Township | 231 | $444K | $244 | 44% | 43 |
| Warrenville | 181 | $338K | $234 | 50% | 45 |
| Winfield Township | 145 | $453K | $234 | 52% | 44 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Naperville
What do homes sell for in Naperville, IL?
1,643 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $586K, $257 a square foot. Houses sold for about $712K, condos for about $286K.
Is Naperville a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 448 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 149 sold, about 3 months of supply. Buyers paid 99.7% of asking on average, and 17% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Naperville?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Naperville?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Naperville’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Naperville.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).