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Villa Park grades B+ overall, ranked 292nd of 767 in Illinois, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 89% of the country and the median household earns $95K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $359K, 3.9 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Villa Park is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 92% of U.S. towns. Villa Park has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Ardmore Avenue Train Station and Villa Avenue Train Station.
Where Villa Park beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Villa Park is from typical.
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Census counts: 854 in 1920, 22,263 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1910 and 6 maps from 1928 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Villa Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw21 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate ArenaSoldier Field: Photo by Joon Han Contact: [email protected], CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wrigley Field: Ryan Dickey, CC BY 2.0 · Barack Obama Presidential Center: AlphaBeta135, CC0 · Rate Field: User Enoch Lai on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · United Center: User:JeremyA, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Villa Park, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Villa Park.
19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Villa Park, below both Illinois’ towns (22%) and U.S. towns (23%). 29% of adults have high blood pressure in Villa Park. Villa Park beats the Illinois average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Villa Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Villa Park | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.7 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve, at 58 acres.
| Villa Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Terrace Park | 0.5 mi | 6 |
| 2. Cricket Creek County Forest Preserve | 0.1 mi | 58 |
| 3. Willowbrook Park | 0.1 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 51 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Villa Park.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At $1,438 a month, Villa Park’s median rent is against $1,128 a month in Illinois’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The typical Villa Park home is worth about $359,000, up 4.4% in a year, 21% above the Illinois typical home.
| Villa Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,438 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Villa Park has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Villa Park has about as many jobs (9,832) as working residents, but only 533 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Villa Park for work: only 5% work in town. 4.7% of Villa Park residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Villa Park grew to 9,832 in 2023, 1,084 more than in 2013.
| Villa Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 11% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. The median age in Villa Park is 37 years. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Villa Park | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.7, men 36.3.
| Villa Park | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.2% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.9% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
20 within 15 miles of the center of Villa Park
About 6 of every 100 Villa Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
2 places in Villa Park on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Villa Park.
Village in Illinois, United States
Villa Park is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Situated along the Illinois Prairie Path, Villa Park was originally built as a company town in the early 20th century. The village is located in the area between North Avenue (IL-64) and Roosevelt Road (IL-38), directly west of Kingery Highway (IL-83). It is a western suburb of Chicago. The population as of the 2020 Census was 22,263. Villa Park is traversed by the Illinois Prairie Path and includes two former Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad stations listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The village was the longtime site of the Ovaltine factory, now converted to residences.
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6 towns share a border with Villa Park.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Park | #292 | B+ | C | B− | B | A |
| Elmhurst | #93 | A | D | A− | A− | A+ |
| Lombard | #325 | B+ | D | B− | B+ | A |
| Addison | #430 | B | C | B | C+ | B |
| Oakbrook Terrace | #321 | B+ | D | — | B | A |
| York Township | #220 | A− | D | — | B+ | A |
| Addison Township | #410 | B | C− | — | C+ | A− |
Oakbrook Terrace, York Township and Addison Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Villa Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Villa Park grades B+ overall, better than 74% of U.S. towns and #292 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A for health, B− for safety and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
7 notable people were born here, including Clay French and Matt Roth.
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