Bensenville is a village located near O'Hare International Airport in DuPage County, Illinois, with a portion of the town in Cook County. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 18,813. First known as Tioga, it was formally established as Bensenville in 1873 along the Milwaukee Road (now Canadian Pacific) right-of-way. The community is named after Bensen, Germany, a village in the municipality of Sudwalde. A post office was established in 1873, but because there was an existing "Benson", the suffix "ville" was added. The Edge Ice Arena is located in Bensenville, former home of the Chicago Steel junior ice hockey team and practices for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey.…

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How Bensenville ranks

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#42Lowest depression in IL #92Most conserved land in IL #42Rent easiest to afford in IL All IL rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code60106, 60105

Area code630

Living in Bensenville

Housing in Bensenville

$352K▲ 4.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bensenville home is worth about $352,000, up 4.6% in a year, 18% above the Illinois typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market48

Sale-to-list100.1%

Sold in May7

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Safety in Bensenville

B⁺

Safety Grade B+

Bensenville reports less crime per resident than 65% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Illinois has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Bensenville sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Bensenville 0.5

Illinois 2.6

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Bensenville 9.3

Illinois 15.6

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Bensenville

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Most working residents leave Bensenville for work: only 9% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (16%), Elk Grove Village (5%) and Elmhurst (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Chicago

16%

Elk Grove Village

Elmhurst

Wood Dale

9%Work in townlive and work in Bensenville 9 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 20,559Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Bensenville

Health Grade B

Healthier than 64% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Illinois

2better than IL·6worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.

Conditions 2▲ 1▼ 9 close Habits all close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind all close Everyday needs 3▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

6.5%Fewer adults who have had cancerIL 7.6% · better 21.1%Fewer adults with arthritisIL 24.2% · better 16.5%More uninsured adultsIL 9.9% · worse

Care nearby

Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1Elk Grove Village · 4.9 mi · ER

Vna Health Center - BensenvilleBensenville · 0 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Bensenville

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 40% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes

110Does Bensenville flood?paid flood claims since 1978 7Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Bensenville MapBensenville vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Bensenville

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Bensenville has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

34° / 19°Winter

59° / 39°Spring

82° / 62°Summer

62° / 43°Fall