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A town of 46,284, settled in 1852.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Winfield Township grades B+ overall, ranked 347th of 767 in Illinois. It has 33 miles of trail. It is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $461K for a typical one and 5.1 times the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. 14% of the land in Winfield Township is conserved, above both Illinois’ towns (3.6%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Blackwell Forest Preserve, at 1,342 acres with 3.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Winfield Township is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 81% of U.S. towns.
Where Winfield Township beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Winfield Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 7.8% |
14.1% of the town is conserved land, across 42 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Winfield Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 164 in 1880, 9,835 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 2002 and 7 maps from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Winfield Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaSoldier Field
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaWrigley Field
Big draw32 mi MuseumBarack Obama Presidential Center
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaRate Field
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaUnited Center
20 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 Winfield Township, 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 Winfield Township.
For Winfield Township, the concentration of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 42, covering 4,542 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blackwell Forest Preserve | 3.9 mi | 1,342 |
| 2. St. James Farm Preserve | 3.5 mi | 343 |
| 3. Cantigny Park | 3.3 mi | 137 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of the 16 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 6 public schools in Winfield Township teach 2,103 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leman Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,048 | C |
| West Chicago Comm High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,040 | B− |
| Wheaton Warrenville South H STop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,864 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
On the market in Winfield Township: a median 34 days to sell. The town’s going rate for rent is $1,656 a month, where Illinois’ towns sit at $1,128 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. The typical home value in the town is about $461,000, up 4.2% in a year, 56% above the Illinois typical home.
| Winfield Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,656 a month | $1,128 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
30% of adults in Winfield Township have high blood pressure; 11% report frequent physical distress. Winfield Township: 18% of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Winfield Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Winfield Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 15°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Winfield Township has about as many jobs (21,598) as working residents, but only 2,069 people both live and work here.
Winfield Township’s middle household income stands at $103,000. For most workers, Winfield Township is a place to come home to: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Winfield Township grew to 21,598 in 2023, 2,970 more than in 2013. Also worth knowing: the share of workers in Winfield Township who do their job from home: 16%.
| Winfield Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 11% | 11% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Winfield Township, 15% of residents are 65 or older. By age, Winfield Township looks like Illinois: each broad group is within 4 points. Its midpoint age comes in at 37.6 years. Among adults 25 and older, 38% have a four-year degree or more, against 38% across Illinois.
| Winfield Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.6 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 35 to 44, 59% are men (IL 50%). Median age: women 38.5, men 37.2.
| Winfield Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.1% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.1% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.7% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.2% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
57% of Winfield Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 19%. On expected storm and flood damage, Winfield Township sits above just over half of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 99 claims in the town since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
14 within 15 miles of the center of Winfield Township
About 6 of every 100 Winfield Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Winfield is an incorporated village located in Milton and Winfield Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The DuPage River headwaters are located directly to the north, and the river runs through the village. The population was 9,835 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 10,046 in 2022. Winfield is the location of Central DuPage Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in the Chicago suburbs. Winfield station on the Union Pacific West Line provides commuter rail service to Chicago. Winfield is considered among the safest towns in Illinois.
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8 towns share a border with Winfield Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Township | #347 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Milton Township | #121 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Naperville Township | #115 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Wheaton | #49 | A+ | D | A | A− | A+ |
| Wayne Township | #394 | B | D | — | B− | A |
| Warrenville | #164 | A | C− | A− | A− | A− |
| Winfield | #17 | A+ | C− | A | A− | A |
| Naperville | #46 | A+ | D | B+ | A | A+ |
Winfield Township, Milton Township, Naperville Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Winfield Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Winfield Township grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #347 of 767 in Illinois. It grades A− for health and B+ 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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