How is the commute from Dwight, IL?

Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle stop at Dwight station; there is no in-town Metra station. Driving to downtown Chicago is about 75 miles via I-55; allow roughly 1 hour 25 minutes depending on traffic.

Chicago metro, IL relocation guide

Moving to Dwight, IL

—Median listing price

LivingstonArea

Commuter-friendlyCommute profile

About Dwight

A Grundy/Livingston County village (about 4,000 residents in 2020) on historic Route 66, known for the Ambler-Becker Texaco Station (a restored 1933 cottage-style gas station) and the landmark Fox Developmental Center. Housing is older small-town homes plus modest newer builds at low prices.

E. Main Street in Dwight viewed from across the railroad tracks. July 2026Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0

West Main Street in Dwight, Illinois. July 2026Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0

E. Main and Franklin streets in Dwight, Illinois. July 2026Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0

Home prices in Dwight

Home prices in Dwight vary by neighborhood and property type.

Top places in Dwight

Ambler-Becker Texaco Station (Route 66)
Fox Developmental Center (photo subject)
Downtown Dwight (Main Street)
Dwight Village Hall
Dwight Amtrak station
Route 66 corridor

Commuting from Dwight

Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle stop at Dwight station; there is no in-town Metra station. Driving to downtown Chicago is about 75 miles via I-55; allow roughly 1 hour 25 minutes depending on traffic.

Dwight FAQs

What is the housing market like in Dwight, IL?
Home prices in Dwight vary by neighborhood and property type.
How is the commute from Dwight, IL?
Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle stop at Dwight station; there is no in-town Metra station. Driving to downtown Chicago is about 75 miles via I-55; allow roughly 1 hour 25 minutes depending on traffic.

Town links

Schools

NCES — search school districts

Transit

Official town resources. School report cards via the National Center for Education Statistics.

Request your free agent introduction

Tell us how to reach you and we'll connect you with a license-verified agent selected for production and professional standing in Dwight.

Your name How should the agent reach you?

Phone call Email Text message

See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. You choose how we reach you. We call or text only with your consent above.

You must be 18 or older to submit.

Agent introductions are made on a referral basis. We make every effort to connect you with a license-verified agent selected for production and professional standing in your chosen community; however, agent availability varies by market and timing, and we reserve the right to align you with another license-verified agent selected for production and professional standing in that market. We do not guarantee any particular agent, result, or outcome.

If you close a transaction with an agent we introduce, the receiving agent's brokerage may pay a referral fee, brokerage to brokerage, to our broker of record, Coldwell Banker Realty, CT Real Estate Broker License No. REB.0788195, a wholly owned subsidiary of CIH LLC. Referral fees are not paid to or by individual agents, and they come at no additional cost to you from this referral.

More towns in Chicago metro, IL

Aberdeen Addison Algonquin Alsip Antioch Arlington Heights Aurora Bannockburn Barrington Barrington Hills Bartlett Batavia