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Village in Illinois, United States
34,158Population
9.8 sq miArea
732 ftElevation

Woodridge is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, with small portions in Will and Cook counties, and a southwestern suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 34,158. The village is just north of the I-55 junction with IL-53. Woodridge was incorporated on August 24, 1959, with less than 500 residents. It is named for its location in a wooded area above a steep hillside, locally known as "The Ridge," which overlooks the DuPage River's East Branch and the Des Plaines Valley. Woodridge is a young community with the vast majority of its homes, businesses, and churches constructed after the 1950s. Woodridge was founded by a housing developer, Albert Kaufman, who was largely resp…

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$415K▲ 3.3% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Woodridge home is worth about $415,000, up 3.3% in a year, 39% above the Illinois typical home.

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Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market37
Sale-to-list101.8%
Sold in May43
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Safety Grade A-

Woodridge reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Woodridge 0.4
Illinois 2.6
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Woodridge 6.5
Illinois 15.6
U.S. 15.5
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