Downtown Naperville

Naperville, IL

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Downtown Naperville - Naperville, IL Area Guide

A vibrant downtown district with abundant shopping and dining options

Commuter Community Shopping Restaurants Lively

Voted by Money Magazine as one of the best places to live in the country, Naperville is a vibrant, welcoming community. Downtown Naperville sports a lively shopping district with high-end retailers such as Apple, Anthropologie, and Lululemon Athletica alongside independent outlets such as Anderson’s Bookshop and Little Luxuries Boutique. Locals can choose from more than 40 eateries covering international cuisine, burgers and barbecue, and popular chains like Nando’s.

If you enjoy the outdoors, stroll or jog along the DuPage Riverwalk’s 1.75 miles of bricked pathways, winding around fountains and bridges. The local railway station connects commuters to Chicago Union Station in less than an hour. Rentals in Downtown Naperville include amenity-laden apartments close to the station as well as condos in the attractive Riverwalk area.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Naperville is $2,733 for a studio, $3,249 for one bedroom, $4,085 for two bedrooms, and $4,810 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Naperville has increased by 2.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 583 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,733/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 766 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,249/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,111 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $4,085/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,387 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $4,810/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Very Bikeable

Bikeability

80 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

20 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

40 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Fair Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

50 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • DuPage Children's Museum
  • McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
  • Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve
  • Jurica-Suchy Nature Museum
  • Warrenville Grove Forest Preserve

Airports

  • Chicago Midway International
  • Chicago O'Hare International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.