Downers Grove, Illinois

An affluent suburb of Chicago, Downers Grove is a great place to look for apartments. At less than 20 miles from Chicago, the commute is easy, while the city's population of less than 50,000 provides an atmosphere and ease of living of a much smaller city. Downers Grove is also home to Midwestern University, which is a private, non-profit medical school offering training for doctors as well as many other health professions.

Apartments in Downers Grove

Downers Grove, Illinois offers a unique collection of homes that range from well over 100 years of age to homes characteristic of each succeeding generation. Although the last large scale housing developments ended in the 1980s, Downers Grove, Illinois has witnessed one of the highest teardown rates in the Chicagoland area. Downers Grove, Illinois prides itself on the presence of one of the largest collections of Sears-Roebuck Catalog Homes, which were erected between 1908 and 1940. If catalog homes aren't your thing, you can rent almost any variety of apartment, condo, loft or townhome you could imagine. Things to look for in a Downers Grove Apartment include access to METRA and distance to I-355 and 88. Those wanting to rent a historic apartment are in luck, Downers Grove is one of those rare cities where you can find historic apartments to rent.