Carol Stream (Wheaton, Warrenville, Warren: home, purchasing, school districts)

[Smerte65]

Hi all.. My family and I are looking at purchasing a home in Carol Stream and I am wondering if anyone knows anything about the schools there. I have heard mixed results and even through my own online research haven’t gotten a solid impression of the schools. Are the schools out here solid or would we be better off looking at another nearby suburb? Any help is appreciated.

[ToriaT]

Wheaton is way better. I'd look there instead.

[Kluch]

For schools I'd check out Illinoisreportcard.com. It's a good resource for evaluating each school in any area you're considering. Carol stream was an area we considered upon initially moving here and having lived here for a while and driven through carol stream a couple of times I'd say it's a pretty nice area overall. I think the schools in the wheaton area are much better though. Wheaton is much more high profile though if you're not already aware OP. Much more highly sought after area. I had a buddy who lived near carol stream and they really enjoyed it. They said the parks district was great.

[Smerte65]

Thanks for the feedback Wheaton is out of our price range we’re looking for a 4 bedroom around 300k

[Kluch]

Originally Posted by Smerte65

Thanks for the feedback Wheaton is out of our price range we’re looking for a 4 bedroom around 300k

Wheaton was too expensive for us too. Check out winfield in addition to carol stream. It's a nice area. Make sure you check out the school districts though. Part of winfield is service by west chicago schools (not good) and the other part is by wheaton schools I believe (very good).

[ToriaT]

Also check out Warrenville. They go to Wheaton schools.