Naperville: the vibe
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The verdict
Liked · 66Commenters who have lived there praise its safety, schools and livability, but warn strongly about high property taxes, rapid overdevelopment, and the cost of staying.
- safety
- schools
- quality of life
- lively downtown
- longtime residents' loyalty
- property taxes
- overdevelopment and lost character
- roads and traffic
- housing cost
- retiree affordability
- Long-time residents still rate it among the safest, best places to live.
- Taxes make it hard to afford, especially on a fixed retirement income.
- Growth has erased much of the charming small-town feel.
- Rankings and promotional videos feel overhyped to some locals.
- Recent tornado damage shows weather risk, though cleanup was handled.
Read from 8 videos, 18 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Living in Naperville Illinois 🏡 Everything you need to know!
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What viewers said
“My family settled here in the 1830's. It's changed a bit since then.”
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“"Naperville boasts a happy population of 150,000" "happy" Teenagers: Are you sure about that”
♥ 16 likes
“I grew up here in the late '90s-'00s and its WILD to see how much has changed. But with that change, so much of it has remained. It is and has been one of the safest, liveliest and all around best places to live. I moved away a good time ag”
♥ 2 likes
“Naperville was a cute town 30 years ago, now it’s just overgrown and they’ve removed so many of the original buildings. Sad”
♥ 3 likes
“This was excellent. All thought I was nuts when in 1983 when I opened my practice on the Naperville/Aurora border (34 and 59). Neuqua Valley didn't exist yet, I-88 was I-5 and 59 was 2 lanes! But it has been awesome and the best decision I ”
♥ 26 likes
“I'm a supervisor to a very nice hard working young lady who is from Naperville and wants to move back (her mom moved her here to Minnesota when she was a teen). She makes Naperville sound so good that I am interested in moving there as well”
♥ 8 likes
“I would like to add this also I’ve never lived there but I’ve been there many times… They talk about a great place to retire I knew someone that had to retire and couldn’t live there anymore because he could not afford the taxes on his reti”
♥ 12 likes
“Naperville, the safest big suburb in the Chicagoland area & Illinois.”
♥ 3 likes
“This popped up out of no where. But its awesome to see stuff nearby pop up on my trend”
♥ 7 likes
“I lived in Naperville for 11 to 12 years before I was transferred to northern Colorado in 1988. I always loved living in Naperville & went back to visit numerous times. Even though the housing market is good the taxes are not! I could never”
♥ 10 likes
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