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Life on Downers Grove’s west end
As Downers Grove continues to expand in Chicago’s west suburbs, so do its home styles on Belmont Road. Belmont Park provides a sample size of this development history, with large custom homes and new subdivisions joining homes that have stood for over 50 years. Though unconnected by sidewalks, these homes share a common thread: close proximity to Downers Grove essentials. “The schools are excellent, and there’s a hometown feeling in Downers Grove that you just don’t get in surrounding neighborhoods,” says Laura Crawford, former president and CEO of Chamber630, a large business organization serving DuPage County. “The homes are beautiful, and it’s a safe place to raise your kids.”
Belmont Park is in close proximity to Downers Grove essentials.
Delicious samples abound at the Downtown Downers Grove Farmers Market near Belmont Park.
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Custom homes and new subdivisions off Belmont Road
Without homeowners association bylaws or mandates, Belmont Park is the type of suburban landscape where anything goes. Side-by-side lots filled gradually over the years with custom homes, so drivers may pass a two-bedroom ranch before hitting a string of builds with 3-car heated garages, home movie theaters and professional landscaping. The garage-forward colonials and New Traditionals on Walnut Road include deep-set, sunny backyards and are tied together with neat sidewalks, but the rest of the residential streets branching off from College Road are set into their natural landscape, with foliage covering hiding some front stoops entirely from view and filling backyards with shade. All signs point to happy long-time residents, whether that may be piles of firewood covering the front drive or extensive work put into carefully-paved landscaping and exterior renovations. When homes rarely go on sale, they sell for anywhere from $450,000 for a ranch-style property to $670,000 for a four-bed, three-bathroom Craftsman, and over $1 million for the larger custom estates. Villas Of Maple Woods, a recently added townhouse community on Durand Drive, rounds out the options, with pairs of brick-front homes selling between $525,000 and $780,000.
A Ranch-style home sits back a bit from the road in Belmont Park.
Larger custom estates can be found throughout Belmont Park.
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Taking the Belmont Metra or hitting I-88
Save for parking in the garage and walking downtown, Downers Grove is a car-dependent suburb. Lack of sidewalks and close bike trail access in Belmont Park means residents expect to drive to most locations, even local parks. Proximity to the interchange between Interstates 88 and 355 means locals can be well on their way in any direction quickly. Traffic gets heavy the closer they get to downtown Chicago, 26 miles away, or either Chicagoland airport. Most days, commuters opt for the convenience of the Belmont Metra, a stop on the BNSF which runs daily to Chicago Union Station in about 25 minutes. Pedestrian walkways lead right up to the sheltered waiting area while cars pass underneath, so getting to the train in the morning before work is easier than in neighboring towns like Westmont. PACE bus stops along Ogden Avenue and Main Street offer another means of traversing the suburb. As for medical care, the closest emergency room is 6.5 miles north at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.
Belmont Park residents have great travel options with Interstates 88 and 355 being so close by.
The Metra station near Belmont Park services a line from Aurora to Downtown Chicago.
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Getting to class, from Henry Puffer to Downers Grove North
Kids in Belmont Park head to Henry Puffer Elementary School for prekindergarten through sixth grade. The school, which scores an A-minus overall rating from Niche, also offers the Champions program: a solution for busy working families with slots before and after normal school hours, as well as during winter and spring breaks. Herrick Middle School serves seventh and eighth grades students and also scores an A-minus. Students cap out at Downers Grove North High School, which gets an A rating. Established in 1928, the school is older than its counterpart, Downers Grove South, though it has facility updates as recent as 2021 to accommodate over 2,100 students each year.
Downer Grove North High School has 4,775 students in grades 9-12.
Henry Puffer Elementary School in Belmont received an A-minus rating from Niche.
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Afternoons at Patriots Park and day trips to DuPage county attractions
Belmont Park may not have a namesake playground or pocket park, but the Downers Grove Park District maintains several indoor and outdoor options nearby. It’s a 3-mile drive to Patriots Park, where geese, mallards and ducks float on Barth Pond alongside angler’s bait and non-motorized boats. Families on walks, joggers and bikers take the no-frills paved loop around the water, passing two side-by-side playgrounds. In the colder months, on rainy days or for hockey practice, residents head just half a mile north to Downers Grove Icearena, a tried-and-true rink celebrating over 50 years. Established in 1892, Belmont Golf Club was the site of America’s first 18-hole golf course. Today, the public course features a scenic nine-hole par 36 course with mature trees protected by the Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary.
Those with a day to spare make their way to DuPage’s largest, most well-known attractions. The Morton Arboretum can be explored on foot or by tram, though seeing all 1,700 acres will take multiple trips. Meanwhile, The Forge Adventure Park and Ziplines has attracted crowds to Lemont since its grand opening over an old quarry site in 2021.
Watch the geese float by at the pond in Patriots Park.
Swing into summer at Belmont Golf Club, just down the road from Belmont Park.
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Shopping and dining near Belmont Park or downtown Downers Grove
Belmont Park residents have their share of ALDIs and Jewel-Oscos—a pair on Ogden Avenue and a pair in Lisle—as well as a Target on 63rd Street. As for takeout, Maple Plaza has them covered less than a mile away. Thai First is an unpretentious, orange-hued eatery offering daily lunch specials, which come with soup, a spring roll and an entrée. Customers pick from the blackboard menu at counter-serve Los Dos Mexican Cuisine next door. Dinner out might mean a night at Carnivore and The Queen, a contemporary revival of a classic prohibition-era supper club with a casual vibe and approachable classic food. Their signature five-course tasting menu ends with a slice of their famous key lime pie.
Downers Grove holds its own in the quaint downtown department among the west suburbs. Visitors park in the garage or limited street spots and head to dinner at eateries like Pierce Tavern, named for village founder Pierce Downer. It’s a short walk from dinner to Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre, which has entertained crowds since its grand opening in 1928.
Belmont Park has access to the quality products at the Aldi down the road.
Los Dos Mexican Cuisine is busy any day of the week in Belmont Park.
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Parks in this Area
Fishel Park
Picnic Area
Playground
Events
Hobson Corner Park
Gilbert Park
Baseball/Softball
Basketball
Grills
Maple Grove Forest Preserve
Picnic Area
Trails
Hiking
Memorial Park
Baseball/Softball
Picnic Area
Trails
Kingston Park
Loy Park
Baseball/Softball
Picnic Area
Playground
Transit
Airport
Chicago Midway International
29 min drive
Belmont Park Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Belmont Park, Downers Grove sell after 38 days on the market compared to the national average of 70 days. The median sale price for homes in Belmont Park, Downers Grove over the last 12 months is $374,900, down 19% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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Beautiful custom home built in 1983 on a 95x277 corner lot with a fenced yard. Flexible Living or Office Space with Private Access. This Spacious additional area currently set up as an in-law apartment offers execeptional versatility. Featuring two separate entrances and large windows that provide abundant natural light, the space is ideal for a work from home office, private studio, guest suite
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Average Home Value
Source: Public Records
Property Mix - Square Feet
This Neighborhood Has More Owners
Demographics
Total Population
1,508
Median Age
40
Population Density
8 ppl/acre
Population under 18
21.9%
On par with the national average
23.8%
Population over 65
17.7%
On par with the national average
19.1%
Finances
Median Household Income
$120,741
Significantly above the national average
$71,702
Average Household Income
$128,191
Education and Workforce
High School Graduates
96.7%
College Graduates
57.2%
Above the national average
34.1%
Advanced Degrees
20%
% Population in Labor Force
76%
Above the national average
65.1%
Weather
Annual Precipitation
38''
Average Winter Low Temperature
19°F
Average Summer High Temperature
84°F
Annual Snowfall
35''
Area Factors
Somewhat Bikeable
Bike Score®
36/ 100
Car-Dependent
Walk Score®
35/ 100
Source: Walk Score
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