Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Warrenville grades A overall, 164th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. It is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns. Its schools outperform 84% of the state's and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 79% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $357K for a typical one and 3.9 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. Warrenville’s median rent is $1,926 a month, against $1,128 a month in Illinois’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Warrenville is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Blackwell Forest Preserve, at 119 acres.
Where Warrenville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Warrenville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,891 in 1950, 13,553 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 7 maps from 1908 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warrenville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw31 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
Big draw29 mi MuseumArt Institute of Chicago1.5M visitors a yearSoldier 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 · Art Institute of Chicago: ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Warrenville, 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 Warrenville.
Warrenville trades workers with Chicago and other neighbors and sees little violent crime.
19% of Warrenville adults have been diagnosed with depression. Warrenville beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 30% of Warrenville adults have high blood pressure.
| Warrenville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Warrenville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.5% | 10.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2.5 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves.
| Warrenville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Summerlakes Park | 0.6 mi | 24 |
| 2. Cerny Park | 0.4 mi | 6 |
| 3. Blackwell Forest Preserve | 0.2 mi | 119 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Violent crime is rare: 11 reported in 2025, 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Warrenville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Warrenville home is worth about $357,000, up 3.8% in a year, 21% above the Illinois typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Warrenville has about as many jobs (7,393) as working residents, but only 199 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Warrenville for work: only 3% work in town. The median household income in Warrenville is $100,000. The top destinations are Chicago (13%), Naperville (8%) and Wheaton (5%).
| Warrenville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $100,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 8.4% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warrenville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Warrenville. Warrenville has grown 12% since 2020, to 15,211 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Warrenville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.5 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Warrenville | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.8% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.7% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.1% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
12 within 15 miles of the center of Warrenville
About 6 of every 100 Warrenville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
City in Illinois, United States
Warrenville is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,195 at the 2024 special census. Warrenville is a far west suburb of Chicago on the DuPage River. It is part of the Illinois Technology and Research Corridor, and is just north of I-88.
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4 towns share a border with Warrenville.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrenville | #164 | A | C− | A− | A− | A− |
| Naperville | #46 | A+ | D | B+ | A | A+ |
| Aurora | #422 | B | C− | C+ | B+ | B |
| Winfield Township | #347 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Naperville Township | #115 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
Winfield Township and Naperville Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Warrenville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Warrenville grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #164 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health, A− for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
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