What it's like to live in Bensenville
Bensenville is a small city in Illinois with home prices that remain within reach, crime rates well below the national average, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Bensenville deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, cold winters, and snowy winters.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Low crime rates
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- Cold winters
- Snowy winters — 38" per year
How Bensenville compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Bensenville
Based on Bensenville's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,814
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $56,280 a year
- 36% of Bensenville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$54,400
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $27,200
- Homes cost 3.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,407/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,407 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $272,000. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $272,000 · 36% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
3.9% county unemployment
Unemployment in DuPage County is 3.9%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
DuPage County (county-wide)
Safety▼ 85% below US
48 violent crimes per 100k
Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.
Property crime 941/100k · Bensenville Police Department · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
26 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25.8 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 82°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 22°F and snow a regular occurrence.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 46% below US
19% bachelor's degree or higher
This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.
Schools
9 public schools inside the boundary
There are 9 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Pullman National Historical Park (25 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Bensenville's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,407/mo) equals 21% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime.
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