Chicago metro, IL relocation guide
Moving to Bolingbrook, IL
$438,950Median listing price
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About Bolingbrook
A village of about 73,922 (2020 census) in Will County with a DuPage County portion, Bolingbrook — "The Brook," motto "A place to grow" — is Illinois' 17th-largest incorporated place and its second-largest village. Incorporated October 6, 1965, it's a purpose-built new town risen from the Gateway Wetlands west of the Des Plaines River, on I-55 and Historic Route 66, exploding in the 1980s–90s into a suburb bordering Woodridge, Romeoville, Plainfield and Naperville.
Home prices in Bolingbrook
The median listing price in Bolingbrook is $438,950.
Top places in Bolingbrook
- The Promenade Bolingbrook
- Hidden Lakes Historic Trout Farm
- Pelican Harbor Indoor/Outdoor Aquatic Park
- Bolingbrook Golf Club
- DuPage River trails
- Boughton Road retail corridor
- Remington Lakes Sports Complex
- Illinois Aviation Museum (Clow International Airport)
Commuting from Bolingbrook
- No in-town Metra station. The nearest stations are the Heritage Corridor's Romeoville and Lockport stops and the BNSF Line at Naperville or Lisle, each roughly 15–25 minutes by car. Driving to downtown Chicago is about 30 miles via I-55; allow roughly 45 minutes to just over an hour depending on traffic.
Bolingbrook FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Bolingbrook, IL?
The median listing price in Bolingbrook is $438,950. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 24, 2026 - How is the commute from Bolingbrook, IL?
No in-town Metra station. The nearest stations are the Heritage Corridor's Romeoville and Lockport stops and the BNSF Line at Naperville or Lisle, each roughly 15–25 minutes by car. Driving to downtown Chicago is about 30 miles via I-55; allow roughly 45 minutes to just over an hour depending on traffic.
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Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.